Apple 'Greensleeves' Malus domestica 'Greensleeves' (PBR) (D)

ABOUT
'Greensleeves' is a dessert cultivar in pollination group 3. It is a very precocious cultivar with heavy, regular crops of pale green, turning pale yellow, skinned apples with a crisp flesh that becomes sweeter. Suitable for container cultivation. The blossom has some frost resistance and fruit needs thinning to become a good size. It has a short season of use from late September to October; once picked the flavour can deteriorate in storage
About this plant
Names
Family
Rosaceae
Synonyms
apple 'Greensleeves'
Common names
Malus 'Greensleeves'
Characteristics
Foliage type
Deciduous
Height
4-8 metres
Spread
4-8 metres
Hardiness zones
H6
Light
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Pruning
Regular pruning required - see pruning apples; spur bearing
Soil
Loam, Sand, SoilClay
Suitable locations
Hardiness zone
Patio & Container Plants Wildlife Gardens Cottage & Informal Garden
Propogation
Propagate by chip budding or grafting onto a clonal rootstock for fruit. The rootstock used will largely determine the vigour of the tree
Pests
Aphids, woolly aphid, rosy apple aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, mussel scale, codling moth and caterpillars are the main pests on edible apples
Diseases
Can be susceptible to apple scab; powdery mildews, apple canker and honey fungus may be a problem