The Red Delicious is a cold climate (high chill) apple variety that is suitable for cooler climates. It produces an abundant crop and is perfect in a salad. Loaded with Vitamin C, potassium and fiber. These apples just taste nicer when picked fresh from your backyard.
Fruit characteristics: A gorgeous, crimson-red coloured apple; with a sweet delicate flavour, that has crisp white juicy flesh.
Blossoms: Beautiful light pink blossoms in Spring.
Pollination Information: Requires another apple variety for pollinating. Our multi-grafted Fruit Salad trees are perfect as you get different varieties all in one tree!
Preferred Climate: 'COLD Climate' apple (High Chill) that is suitable for the cool temperate climates.
Chill Hours: >700hrs
Fruiting Season: February - April
Height: When planted in the ground our multi-grafted Apple Fruit Salad Trees will grow to approximately 2.5 metres (2 metres wide)
pH Range: 6.5-7.3
Notes: For more information on this apple variety, go to Fruit in Focus - Red Delicious.
Pro Tip: Potassium is a great nutrient to add to your apple Fruit Salad Tree to encourage growing vigour in Spring.
Did you know? Apple trees look great grown along a trellis (also known as espalier). They benefit from being positioned against a north or west facing wall.