One of the best tasting apples. Crisp, tart and juicy when first harvested, they improve and taste sweeter a few weeks after harvest and will keep for 4 months. Small to medium sized fruits with yellow/green skin covered in brown russeting. Flesh is yellow and fragrant. Used for dessert and sauce and makes a fine cider. Ashmead's Kernal Apple tree have some resistance to scab and mildew. An English variety from the early 1700's. Zone 3.
ZONE: 3-9
POLLINATION/BLOOM TIME: Late blooming. Needs another late blooming pollinator. Triploid - pollen sterile. Plant with two varieties that are able to cross pollinate each other or if limited space plant with a self fertile variety. For appropriate cross pollination click HERE
RECOMMENDED GROWING AND CARE:
Full sun, balanced moisture, reduce grass competition in root zone. Top dress with compost yearly. Summer prune for airflow and ease of harvest. Excellent vigor. Spur bearing. Late season ripening.
CHILL HOURS: 800 - 1000 hours below 45F
DISEASE RESISTANCE: Medium - some resistance to scab and mildew due to russet.
SIZE AT MATURITY: Dwarf - 8' x 12'| Semi Dwarf – 10-16' x 15'| Standard – 20' x 20'
*Mature size is not definitive – Climate, soil, care, and pruning methods all factor into size at maturity*
