Apple 'Limelight' Malus domestica 'Limelight' (D)
ABOUT
'Limelight' is a mid-season, heavy cropping dessert apple with asharp, refreshingflavour and juicy flesh. It is not self fertile, pollination group 3 and moderately vigorous. The fruit is light yellow-green.
About this plant
Names
Family
Rosaceae
Synonyms
apple 'Limelight'
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. Thin fruit in late spring or early summer to improve size and quality.
Soil
Loam, Sand, SoilClay
Suitable locations
Hardiness zone
City & Courtyard Gardens Cottage & Informal Garden Patio & Container Plants
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. Fruit grown from pips will not resemble the parent
Pests
May be affected by aphids, woolly aphid, rosy apple aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, codling moth and other caterpillars
Diseases
Good resistance to common apple diseases: apple canker and powdery mildews, some susceptibility to apple scab. Apples are also susceptible to brown rot, honey fungus and blossom wilt