Red Delicious Apple

Red Delicious Apple

Malus domestica 'Red Delicious'

This fruiting tree that produces edible fruit in the home orchard or kitchen garden.

  • Fruit is produced reliably in Ontario's climate; well suited to home orchard and kitchen garden use.
  • Flowers in spring provide pollinator value before the fruit develops through summer.
  • Plant in full sun with well-drained soil.
  • Best in full sun with well-drained soil.
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Moisture
Well-drained
Hardiness Zone
5 – 5
Mature Height (meters)
2.0 – 5.0
Mature Spread (meters)
2.0 – 5.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Flower Colour
Pink
Foliage Colour
Green
Fall Colour
Yellow
Bloom Time
Spring
Habit
Spreading
Pollinator Friendly
Attracts Birds
Landscape Uses
Accent, Border
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Needs another apple cultivar or flowering crab in the neighbourhood for pollination and subsequent fruit production. Typically available in rootstocks E.M.26 (dwarf) and M.M.106 (semi-dwarf), and sometimes E.M.7 (very dwarf). Ultimate height and width of apple and other fruit trees depends on the pruning and production program.
Notes
Also referred to as Apple, Apples. The botanical name for Red Delicious Apple has been updated from Apple x 'Red Delicious' to Malus domestica 'Red Delicious'.

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