apple 'Rosette'

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A highly coloured sport of ‘Discovery’, this early, dessert apple has bright red skin, and shows a rosette-shaped, pink stain when cut in half. Straight off the tree it has a crisp, juicy texture with a fresh, sweet/sharp flavour but this soon fades. Compact trees produce a heavy crop in late summer and early autumn. Requires a group 1, 2 or 3 pollinator

apple 'Rosette'

Scientific classification

Species: apple 'Rosette' (Malus domestica 'Rosette')
Genus: Malus
Family: Rosaceae

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Toxicity: Fruit Edible · Trees
Plant type: 4-8 metres
Height: 4-8 metres
Spread: Deciduous
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Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of apple 'Rosette'

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of apple 'Rosette'

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apple 'Rosette' care guide

Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced shrub or tree feed once each early spring

Pruning

Prune according to chosen training method. See apple pruning

Propagation

Propagate by chip budding in late summer, or grafting in mid-winter. Plants grown from pips are unlikely to resemble the parent

Growing

Prefers deep, fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral soil in a sunny, sheltered position. Will not thrive on very acid soils, shallow chalk soils or with shade for more than half the day. May require fruit thinning to improve fruit size and quality. See apple cultivation

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