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

apple 'Red Falstaff'

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

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About this plant

  • memoNames

    • Family

      Rosaceae

    • Synonyms

      apple 'Red Falstaff'

  • 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

    Loam, Sand, SoilClay

  • pinSuitable locations

    • Hardiness zone

      Patio & Container Plants City & Courtyard Gardens Cottage & Informal Garden

  • sproutPropogation

    • 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

  • insectPests

    May be affected by aphids, woolly aphid, rosy apple aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, codling moth and other caterpillars

  • microbeDiseases

    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