Malus domestica 'REDSTAR'

Malus domestica
Malus domestica 'REDSTAR'
columnar apple - medium late
SIZE/TYPE small tree
USUAL HEIGHT 2-3m
USUAL WIDTH 0.4-0.5m
LEAVES deciduous broadleaf
FLOWERS showy
BLOOMING TIME April - May
LOCATION full sun
SOIL TYPE any (acidic to alkaline)
SOIL MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS evenly moist but well-drained
USDA zone (lowest) 5   (down to -29°C)
WINTER PROTECTION  
FOR ZONE 5+6 Code of winter protection zone 5+6
FOR ZONE 7 Code of winter protection zone 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES Fruit trees
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Redstar is a columnar apple variety producing mid-sized, almost rounded fruit with glowing red, glossy skin. The flesh is nearly white, firm, crispy, slightly aromatic, very juicy, quite sharp with some sweetness. Harvest is possible from late September and apples can be stored until January or February under ideal conditions.

As most other columnar apples Redstar, too, is highly resistant to common apple tree diseases. Being self-sterile it needs another pollinator for heavy crop, such as Čistecké, Discovery, Fuji, Gala, Golden Reinette, Granny Smith, James Grieve, Jonathan, Melrose, Opal, Otava, Pinova, Red Delicious, Rubinola, Rubín, Santana, Spartan, Starking nebo Topaz. Bear in mind that columnar apple trees are a choice for small gardens where you cannot accommodate a standard apple tree. Their yield is low, commonly suited for one family consumption eaten right off the tree without a need to collect apples for storing.

Apple trees will grow in almost any well-drained soil but for best results provide them with deep, fertile soil and keep it moist at least 6 months after transplanting and in early summer when fruit is formed. Pruning can be done in frost-free periods of winter but columnar apple varieties make only short lateral spurs which don’t require pruning or trimming. Still, it may happen than one odd branch goes mad and forgets to be columnar. Remove such at any time during the year. Other pruning can be done in the middle of winter or in early spring before the buds begin to swell. Hardy to min. -30 °C (USDA zone 5).

Last update: 24-10-2022
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GLOSSARY
  • STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
  • DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
  • EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
  • STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
  • HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
  • SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
  • HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
  • FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
  • GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
LARGE PLANTS over 150 cmspecimens, screening and hedging shrubs

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