Apple, Red Sparkle

Malus x ‘Red Sparkle’

Size (HxW): 15’ x 15’

Fruit Size: 2.5” (Medium)

Planting Location: Sheltered

Zone 3

Sweet and crisp fruit with slight almond flavour

Dark red over green is cross between a Trail and McIntosh

Excellent dessert apple

Apple blossom flowers bloom in mid May – early June

Leaves turn a pleasant yellow colour in fall

Fruit ripens in late September; stores for 2-3 months in refrigerator. Fruit will remain on tree in perfect condition until -6/-7°C (mid-late October)

Starts bearing fruit approximately 3 years after planting

Needs cross pollination to produce fruit. Could be either DIFFERENT apple variety or flowering crabapple.

Plant pollinators within 200’ or less, closer is better

Medium Growth Rate: 10-14”/year

Plant Care:

- All apples grow best in a wind-sheltered area - Needs a sunny, well-drained location. - Drought tolerant once established; does not tolerate soggy soil - For best fruiting results, prune annually to avoid dense growth; ripening fruit needs lots of sunlight. - Requires a second different apple variety nearby for cross-pollination to produce a good yield - Apples are susceptible to fire blight; avoid mid-summer pruning

Description

Size (HxW): 15’ x 15’

Fruit Size: 2.5” (Medium)

Planting Location: Sheltered

Zone 3

Sweet and crisp fruit with slight almond flavour
Dark red over green is cross between a Trail and McIntosh
Excellent dessert apple
Apple blossom flowers bloom in mid May – early June
Leaves turn a pleasant yellow colour in fall
Fruit ripens in late September; stores for 2-3 months in refrigerator. Fruit will remain on tree in perfect condition until -6/-7°C (mid-late October)
Starts bearing fruit approximately 3 years after planting
Needs cross pollination to produce fruit. Could be either DIFFERENT apple variety or flowering crabapple.
Plant pollinators within 200’ or less, closer is better
Medium Growth Rate: 10-14”/year