Apple 'Bountiful' Malus domestica 'Bountiful' (C)
ABOUT
'Bountiful' is a mid-season, heavy-cropping, culinary apple with a light, sweet, juicy flavour. It is in pollination group 2. Fruit is yellow-green flushed with red
About this plant
Names
Family
Rosaceae
Synonyms
apple 'Bountiful'
Characteristics
Foliage type
Deciduous
Height
4-8 metres
Spread
4-8 metres
Hardiness zones
H6
Light
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune according to chosen training method, often twice a year. See apple pruning
Soil
Loam, Sand, SoilClay
Suitable locations
Hardiness zone
Cottage & Informal Garden City & Courtyard Gardens Patio & Container Plants
Propogation
Propagate by grafting in midwinter or budding in late summer. Fruit grown from pips will not resemble the parent
Pests
May be affected by aphids, woolly aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, codling moth and other caterpillars
Diseases
Average resistance to common apple diseases: apple canker, apple scab, powdery mildews and bitter pit. May be susceptible to brown rot, honey fungus and blossom wilt