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Sweet and tart at the same time and one of good flavor...
The Pink Lady apple is a tough one, and one I’d consider if your summers have a tendency to be on the warm side. The fruit from this apple is very crisp and one you will remember, sweet and tart at the same time and one of good flavor, a good keeper. The skin on the pink lady is reddish-pink over green when ripe with white flesh that resists browning. Consider the pink lady if you already have a Fuji in your orchard, as its harvest usually starts about 3 weeks after Fuji thus extending harvest. Begin picking your pink ladies beginning late October in Central CA. Self-fertile with 400 to 500 estimated chill hours needed. Fruit trees from our nursery are shipped potted in soil to ensure a healthier start when planted in yard or garden
Frequently Asked Questions
What can you tell me about the rootstock your apple trees are grafted on to?
This apple selection is grafted on M-111, which is an excellent all around rootstock for apples. It tolerates both wet and dry soil, as well as poor soil, and also resists wooly apple aphid and collar rot. M-111 induces bearing at a young age. Un-pruned tree height for trees on M-111 is 80-90% of standard, or about 15 to about 25 feet. Apple trees on M-111 may be held to any desired height by summer pruning.
Since the fireblight pathogen is a bacteria and not a fungus, most garden fungicides will have minimal effect at best. The copper spray applied to most fruit trees in the winter will slow it down and give partial control.
Good pruning and sound sanitation techniques....keep old fruit and leaves raked up over the winter, as this is where the trouble over winters just to start the process over again the following spring.
The Pink Lady does so well in southern or western locales as it originally came from Western Australia where the temperature can be a little extreme at times...
