Description
A once popular, now rare apple. This tasty apple is firm, crisp, juicy, aromatic and mildly subacid. Medium in size and dark red in colour, often with dots of white or russeting. Very good for eating, improves in storage, and has a strong reputation for use in North American cider blends. Grown in Colorado for over 100 years.
Choose rootstock type depending on availability:
Malus domestica Standard sized seedling rootstock. This is what trees were historically grafted on. These will be large trees that will grow for a century or more due to their cold hardiness and drought tolerance. Plant 25 feet or more apart.
Bud 118 Semi Dwarf rootstock, about 85-90% size of standard. Sometimes referred to as a “semi-standard” or even a standard. Said to be resistant to fireblight. Plant 20-25 feet apart.
M111 Semi Dwarf rootstock, about 65-80% size of standard. A good compromise if you want a slightly smaller tree. Plant 15 feet or more apart.
M7 Semi Dwarf, Smaller than M111. Probably not as long lived, but produces sooner. Longer lived than M26. Plant 12 feet or more apart.
M26 Dwarf, Short lived (a few decades), fast producing, needs staked, not drought tolerant or as cold hardy, plant as close to 1-2 feet apart.
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