Apple 'Annie Elizabeth' Malus domestica 'Annie Elizabeth' (C)

apple 'Annie Elizabeth'

ABOUT

'Annie Elizabeth' is a late-season, heavy-cropping, culinary apple with a sweet, light flavour and white flesh which keeps its shape when cooked. The blossom is deep pink and the fruit yellow, flushed with orange-red, with short, red stripes. It is partly self-fertile, in pollination group 4, and produces an upright hardy tree tolerant of cold and wet. Pick from mid-autumn and store to mid-spring

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About this plant

  • memoNames

    • Family

      Rosaceae

    • Synonyms

      apple 'Annie Elizabeth'

    • Common names

      Malus domestica 'Alotrable', Malus domestica 'Slotrable'

  • infoCharacteristics

    • Foliage type

      Deciduous

    • Height

      4-8 metres

    • Spread

      4-8 metres

    • Hardiness zones

      H6

  • sunLight

    Full Sun

  • scissorsPruning

    Prune according to chosen training method, often twice a year; see apple pruning

  • bambooSoil

    Loam, Sand, SoilClay

  • pinSuitable locations

    • Hardiness zone

      Wall-side Borders City & Courtyard Gardens Cottage & Informal Garden Patio & Container Plants

  • sproutPropogation

    • Propagate by grafting in midwinter or budding in late summer. Fruit grown from pips will not resemble the parent

  • insectPests

    May be affected by aphids, woolly aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, codling moth and other caterpillars

  • microbeDiseases

    Average resistance to common apple diseases: apple canker, apple scab, and powdery mildews. Apples are also susceptible to brown rot, honey fungus and blossom wilt