Item Tag: Cold Resistant

Red Delicious Apple, Malus pumila “Red Delicious”, Tree Seeds Hardy, Adaptable, Easy to Grow, Fast Growth, Bonsai, Espalier, Fragrant Flowers, Fall Colors, Edible Fruits, Attracts Birds, Wildlife Food/Shelter, Cold, Drought and Wind Tolerant Red Delicious Apple is one of the better known apple varieties. It is a vigorous, productive tree that produces medium to large fruit. Good for eating, but not cooking, this crisp and juicy apple has a waxy red skin with pure white sweet flesh. Its distinctive, delicious flavor makes it a best seller at world-wide markets. Red Delicious Apple was developed in 1870 from seedling rootstock after a scion had broken off on Jesse Hiatt’s farm in Peru, Iowa. It was originally named Hawkeye but renamed when one of the commercially known Stark brothers bit into one and exclaimed “My, that’s delicious!” Red Delicious Apple is a high chill apple. It requires 800 chilling hours required for fruit to set. Fruit ripens in fall. Apple trees have a greater yield if two or more varieties are available for cross pollination. Red Delicious Apple is a good pollinator for almost all other apples. General Apple Information:Edible Apples and ornamental Crabapples have masses of spring flowers that emerge before the leaves. Hundreds of Apple varieties are grown for cider, cooking, eating, or a combination of uses. Each type, including dwarf and semi-dwarf, has its own climate preferences and harvest dates. However, some types of Apple tree can be found to grow in every state in the United States. Single or semi-double flowering trees have red, orange, or yellow apples that ripen from midsummer into autumn. Apples do well in lawns, in the foreground of borders, or closely planted in rows, as high screens. Espalier them, grow them in containers or plant a small orchard. They tolerate a range of soils, from acid to slightly alkaline and from rocky to wet. Apple trees begin to fruit in the 3rd year and come into full production from the 11th to 20th year. They may continue to fruit for about 100 years although the fruits may become commercially unprofitable. They require a period of winter dormancy, in general 900-1000 hours of more at less than 45°F. They perform best in areas with medium to low humidity, with long daylight hours, high light intensity and relatively warm days and cool nights. Apple wood gives off a pleasant scent when burned and smoke from an apple wood fire gives an excellent flavor to smoked foods. It is easier to cut when green than when dry. It is a good wood for cooking fires because it burns hot and slow, without producing much flame. According to University of Cornell researchers, apples originated in the Tien Shan Mts. and were carried by humans to the Middle East, Europe and finally North America. They have been a very popular home-grown fruit here since the 1600’s. A tree can live for 100s of years. Zone: 3 to 8Growth Rate: Fast to ModeratePlant Type: Deciduous Fruiting Tree Family: RosaceaeHeight: 12 to 20 feet Spread: 12 to 20 feet Shape: RoundedBloom Time: April-MayBloom Color: WhiteHarvest Time: OctoberSun: Full Sun Fall Color: Golden YellowDrought Tolerance: ModerateWater: MediumMaintenance: LowSite Requirements /Soil Tolerances: Best grown in loamy, medium moisture, well-drained, acidic soil in full sun. Adapts to a wide range of soils.Culture: Fertilize in spring just before new growth begins. Prune damaged, diseased, dead or rubbing branches. Remove suckers in early summer. Stake newly planted trees. Protect the fruit from birds.Note: Get the best apples by harvesting a tree in 2 or 3 waves. The outside fruit ripens earlier than that in the center of the tree. Also thin heavily when fruit is very young.Uses: Espalier, orchard, lawn tree, patio tree, in the foreground of borders, or closely planted in rows, as high screens. Sowing Malus pumila Seeds:For best results, please follow the instructions in the order provided.Scarify: Soak in water for 24 hoursStratify: Cold 30-75 days, 40 Degrees F in a Moist Medium (Not wet).Germination: Sow 1/4” Deep, Keep moist (Not wet).For more information about seed pretreatment and growing trees and shrubs from seed, please try the following link:https://cdn.forestresearch.gov.uk/2007/08/fcpg018.pdf Germination:Seeds Packets are labeled with seed name and sowing details.Seeds have not been pretreated unless specified in the listing.Seed is not a specific Cultivar (Variety) unless specified in the listing.Due to the many factors involved in successful germination, Seller cannot be responsible for buyers growing methods or mistakes.I have provided what I believe to be a good overview on this page (which you are free to print for further reference), however, it is still recommended to check specialist literature for more details and practices specific to your climate and soil conditions to avoid mistakes in the germination and growing process. 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