Apple 'Grenadier' Malus domestica 'Grenadier' (C)

apple 'Grenadier'

ABOUT

'Grenadier' is a culinary cultivar in pollination group 3. Suitable for northerly, colder, higher rainfall areas. Fruits are medium to large and distincly ribbed with a pale green skin, becoming pale yellowish-green. Cooks to sharp purée. Heavy, regular crops can be used from August to September

Plant Info
Care
Common Problems

About this plant

  • memoNames

    • Family

      Rosaceae

    • Synonyms

      apple 'Grenadier'

  • infoCharacteristics

    • Foliage type

      Deciduous

    • Height

      4-8 metres

    • Spread

      4-8 metres

    • Hardiness zones

      H6

  • sunLight

    Full Sun

  • scissorsPruning

    Regular pruning required - see apple pruning; spur bearing

  • bambooSoil

    Loam, Sand, SoilClay

  • pinSuitable locations

    • Hardiness zone

      Cottage & Informal Garden Wildlife Gardens

  • sproutPropogation

    • Propagate by chip budding or grafting onto a clonal rootstock for fruit. The rootstock used will largely determine the vigour of the tree

  • insectPests

    Aphids, woolly aphid, rosy apple aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, mussel scale, codling moth and caterpillars are the main pests on edible apples

  • microbeDiseases

    Good resistance to powdery mildews, apple scab and apple canker. May be affected by honey fungus