Apple 'Red Windsor' Malus domestica 'Red Windsor' (D)
ABOUT
'Red Windsor' is perfect for smaller gardens; heavy crops of deep red fruits, ready to eat in September, which keep for up to a month. Crisp juicy flesh with aromatic flavour. Happy grown in a large pot; good resistance to many common diseases. Flowers have some frost resistance at blossom time. Pollination Group 2; partially self-fertile
About this plant
Names
Family
Rosaceae
Synonyms
apple 'Red Windsor'
Common names
Malus domestica 'Red Alkmene', Malus domestica 'Sweet Lilibet'
Characteristics
Foliage type
Deciduous
Height
1.5-2.5 metres
Spread
1.5-2.5 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
Wall-side Borders City & Courtyard Gardens Patio & Container Plants
Propogation
Propagate by grafting in midwinter or 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 susceptible to 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
Generally disease-free