Apple 'Winter Gem' Malus domestica 'Winter Gem' (D)

ABOUT
A late-season dessert apple with crisp flesh and a rich, aromatic flavour. The fruit is greenish-yellow flushed and striped with red, ripening in mid-autumn and storing to mid-spring. It is self-sterile, in pollination group 3, and can be shy to crop
About this plant
Names
Family
Rosaceae
Synonyms
apple 'Winter Gem'
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, often twice a year; see apple pruning
Soil
Loam, Sand, SoilClay
Suitable locations
Hardiness zone
Wall-side Borders City & Courtyard Gardens Patio & Container Plants Cottage & Informal Garden
Propogation
Propagate by grafting in midwinter or budding in late summer. Fruit grown from pips will not resemble the parent
Pests
May be affected by aphids, including woolly aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, codling moth and other caterpillars
Diseases
Better than 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