Apple 'Katja' Malus domestica 'Katja' (D)

ABOUT
'Katja' is an early-season, vigorous, heavy-cropping, dessert apple for picking and eating in early to mid-autumn The skin is yellow-green, prominently flushed with pinkish-red and the juicy, white flesh has a sweet, tangy flavour. It has attractive blossom, not self-fertile, in pollination group 3
About this plant
Names
Family
Rosaceae
Synonyms
apple 'Katja'
Common names
Malus domestica
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. See apple pruning
Soil
Loam, Sand, SoilClay
Suitable locations
Hardiness zone
Wall-side Borders City & Courtyard Gardens Patio & Container Plants Cottage & Informal Garden
Propogation
Propagate by grafting in midwinter or chip budding in late summer on clonal rootstock for fruit. The rootstock will largely determine the vigour of the tree
Pests
May be affected by aphids, woolly aphid, rosy apple aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, codling moth and other caterpillars
Diseases
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