Apple
Apple 'Charles Ross'
Common Name: Apple
Genus: Apple
Cultivar: 'Charles Ross'
Category: Fruit & Vegetables
Height: 3.60 m (360 cm)
Spread: 3.60 m (360 cm)
Hardiness: Hardy
Growth Rate: Average
Flowering Period: April and May
Foliage Type: Deciduous
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: White
Sun/Shade: Full sun
Soil Type: Normal/Loam
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
Features: Edible fruit
Masses of pure white cup-shaped flowers in mid- and late spring followed by juicy orange-red dessert apples harvested in September also valuable for baking. This medium sized apple tree is excellent for gardens in colder areas. For best results plant with a variety from the same or adjacent flowering group (e.g. 'Discovery').
- Ultimate size (M26): 3.6x3.6m (12x12ft)
- Other features: juicy orange-red dessert apples (September)
- Garden care: Keep the base of the tree weed free, fertilise at the beginning of each year and water regularly during hot dry spells. Remove damaged or crossing branches during the dormant season.
- Goes well with: Ficus carica, Malus domestica 'Discovery', Myrtus communis, Clematis viticella 'Purpurea Plena Elegans', Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum', Aloysia triphylla.
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