Apple 'Mother' Malus domestica 'Mother' (D)

ABOUT
'Mother' is a dessert cultivar in pollination group 5. Suitable for northerly, colder, higher rainfall areas. Fruit is of medium size, greenish yellow with a red flush and stripes with a sweet, perfumed, distinctive, flavour. Crops can be erratic and light. Season of use: October to December
About this plant
Names
Family
Rosaceae
Synonyms
apple 'Mother'
Common names
Malus domestica 'American Mother', Malus domestica 'Queen Mary'
Characteristics
Foliage type
Deciduous
Height
4-8 metres
Spread
4-8 metres
Hardiness zones
H6
Light
Full Sun
Pruning
Regular pruning required - see pruning apples; 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 apple scab and powdery mildews. Can be affected by apple canker, blossom wilt and honey fungus