Apple 'Newton Wonder' Malus domestica 'Newton Wonder' (C)

ABOUT
'Newton Wonder' is both a dessert and culinary apple, with less acidity than some cultivars. A vigorous tree that crops heavily, typically with a larger crop every other year. Apples store well for eating from November through to March and sometimes longer. Pollination group 5
About this plant
Names
Family
Rosaceae
Synonyms
apple 'Newton Wonder'
Characteristics
Foliage type
Deciduous
Height
4-8 metres
Spread
4-8 metres
Hardiness zones
H6
Light
Full Sun
Pruning
Regular pruning required - see apple pruning; spur bearing
Soil
Loam, Sand, SoilClay
Suitable locations
Hardiness zone
City & Courtyard Gardens Architectural
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
Can be susceptible to apple canker and apple scab; this cultivar may also suffer from bitter pit, blossom wilt, powdery mildews and honey fungus