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

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
About this plant
Names
Family
Rosaceae
Synonyms
apple 'Grenadier'
Characteristics
Foliage type
Deciduous
Height
4-8 metres
Spread
4-8 metres
Hardiness zones
H6
Light
Full Sun
Pruning
Regular pruning required - see apple pruning; spur bearing
Soil
Loam, Sand, SoilClay
Suitable locations
Hardiness zone
Cottage & Informal Garden Wildlife Gardens
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
Good resistance to powdery mildews, apple scab and apple canker. May be affected by honey fungus