Apple 'Little Pax' Malus domestica 'Little Pax' (D)

ABOUT
A late season dessert apple producing crops of sweet, aromatic, bright red apples with yellow markings that store well over the winter; this cultivar is noted for its abundant spring blossom but is not self-fertile so will require a pollinating partner from group 3 to set fruit
About this plant
Names
Family
Rosaceae
Synonyms
apple 'Little Pax'
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
Clay, Sand, SoilLoam
Suitable locations
Hardiness zone
Wall-side Borders Cottage & Informal Garden Patio & Container Plants
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
May be susceptible to aphids, including woolly aphid and rosy apple aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, codling moth and other caterpillars
Diseases
May be susceptible to common apple diseases including apple canker, apple scab, powdery mildews, brown rot, honey fungus and blossom wilt