Apple 'Red Falstaff' Malus domestica 'Red Falstaff' (PBR) (D)

ABOUT
'Red Falstaff' is a late-season, heavy cropping dessert apple with a fruity flavour and crisp, juicy flesh. It is self-fertile, in pollination group 3, and moderately vigorous. This cultivar is a sport of 'Falstaff' and the skin is flushed with orange-red when ripe
About this plant
Names
Family
Rosaceae
Synonyms
apple 'Red Falstaff'
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
Loam, Sand, SoilClay
Suitable locations
Hardiness zone
Patio & Container Plants City & Courtyard Gardens Cottage & Informal Garden
Propogation
Propagate by grafting in midwinter or by 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
Average resistance to common apple diseases: apple canker, apple scab, and powdery mildews. Apples are also susceptible to brown rot, honey fungus and blossom wilt