Crabapple, Trail

Malus ‘Trail’

Size (HxW): 20’ x 20’

Fruit Size: 1.5”

Planting Location: Sheltered

Zone 2b

Crisp, juicy, sweet apples are excellent for fresh eating & canning

Fruit is yellow with red blush

High sugar content (makes lips sticky when eating apples)

Showy white blooms in spring

Fruit ripens in mid-September; stores for to 6 weeks in refrigerator

Starts bearing fruit after 3-4 years after planting

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

Plant pollinators within 200’ or less, closer is better

Medium Growth Rate: 1-1.5’/yr

Some susceptibility to fireblight; avoid mid-summer pruning

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

Description

Size (HxW): 20’ x 20’

Fruit Size: 1.5”

Planting Location: Sheltered

Zone 2b

Crisp, juicy, sweet apples are excellent for fresh eating & canning
Fruit is yellow with red blush
High sugar content (makes lips sticky when eating apples)
Showy white blooms in spring
Fruit ripens in mid-September; stores for to 6 weeks in refrigerator
Starts bearing fruit after 3-4 years after planting
Needs cross pollination to produce fruit. Must be either a DIFFERENT apple variety or flowering crabapple
Plant pollinators within 200’ or less, closer is better
Medium Growth Rate: 1-1.5’/yr
Some susceptibility to fireblight; avoid mid-summer pruning