Apple Russet

Apple Russet

Richly flavoured keeping dessert apple. Ripens in October-November. Two year old trees grafted on dwarf root stock M26 (the smaller M27 root stock is unreliable in much of the country and only yields a fraction of the fruit M26 yields).

• Non-evergreen fruit tree with green leaves and white blossom in Spring

• Other benefits: red fruits

• Wildlife attraction: bees, birds

• Height & spread (approx.) at 10 years: 3m x 2m on dwarf rootstock

• Position: likes sun

• Soil pH: all soil types

• Moisture: likes well drained soil, moisture retentive soil

• Pollination: group 3, fruits with 2-4. Triploid