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

apple 'Little Pax'

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

Plant Info
Care
Common Problems

About this plant

  • memoNames

    • Family

      Rosaceae

    • Synonyms

      apple 'Little Pax'

  • infoCharacteristics

    • Foliage type

      Deciduous

    • Height

      4-8 metres

    • Spread

      4-8 metres

    • Hardiness zones

      H6

  • sunLight

    Full sun

  • scissorsPruning

    Prune according to chosen training method. See apple pruning

  • bambooSoil

    Clay, Sand, SoilLoam

  • pinSuitable locations

    • Hardiness zone

      Wall-side Borders Cottage & Informal Garden Patio & Container Plants

  • 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

    May be susceptible to aphids, including woolly aphid and rosy apple aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, codling moth and other caterpillars

  • microbeDiseases

    May be susceptible to common apple diseases including apple canker, apple scab, powdery mildews, brown rot, honey fungus and blossom wilt