Malus domestica 'IDARED'

Malus domestica 'IDARED'
apple tree - late

SIZE/TYPE	medium-sized tree
USUAL HEIGHT	2-4m
USUAL WIDTH	2-3m
LEAVES	deciduous broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	showy
COLOUR OF FLOWERS	white
BLOOMING TIME	April - May
LOCATION	full sun
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Fruit trees

Idared is a late variety of apple. It produces large fruit with red skin almost all over the fruit except for places where they tough one other or were covered with leaves. The taste is naturally sweet with a hint of acidity. It is best harvested in the second half of October. Eaten fresh they can be very sharp in flavour but given at least two weeks of storage the taste changes to milder and sweet. They are best appraciated from Christmas until end of January and can be stored until early spring.

Apple trees should be pruned in mid-winter. Remove vertical branches and shorten side branches. Fruiting wood is mostly horizontal. It needs humus-rich, well-drained soil. It is self-sterile and needs a pollinator to crop well. These are examples of the best pollination partners: Granny Smith, James Grieve, Melrose, or Opal. It is fully hardy but needs to be placed in full sun and a warm location to fruit well.

Last update 03-05-2011

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