Splendour apples are bright red and highly attractive fruit. The skin is thin. Flesh is deep yellow, much like Golden Delicious, but firmer in texture, and crisp, juicy, with a distinctive sweet flavor. Splendour apples have excellent dessert quality, and handles and stores well. The Splendour apple tree produces a favorite late season, sweet apple at our previous tastings. One of best trees for fire blight resistance. Please see below for further insight on our heirloom apple tree Splendour and discover additional consideration for selecting the appropriate fruit trees to buy for your home and small farm.
Considerations for Splendour Apple
USDA Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Uses: Cider, Desserts / Pies, Fresh Eating
Harvest Period: Late
Low Chill: Yes
Bloom Period: Midseason
Pollination Requirement: Requires different variety with same bloom period
Origin Date: New Zealand 1948
Storage: 3 Months or More
Disease Resistance: Excellent
Rootstock: MM 111 (semi-dwarf)
Years to Bear: 2-4 years
Recommended Spacing: 12-16 ft.
Mature Size: 12-16 ft.
Water Requirements: 12-15 gallons per week May through Sept.
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Size of tree
Our trees range in height from 4-8 ft. in our field and trimmed to 4 to 5 ft. when shipped. Our young two year trees are most often feathered (side limbs). The trees diameter (caliper) is often 1/2 to 3/4 inch; *As noted by University of California Scientists and other qualified professionals the most successful trees often have caliper from 1/2" to 5/8" and usually establish faster than smaller and larger planting stock. .
Pruning tip
Basic idea for Pruning: Most fruit trees should be pruned in frost-free periods mid to late winter. (apricots best after bud break) Remove most vertical branches and shorten side branches. Fruiting wood is best on horizontal to 45 degree limbs. Learn more...
Shipping information
Shipping Note: Our fruit trees and berries are delivered to you bareroot during their winter dormancy from January through May depending on USDA zone. Trees are shipped with your invoice and helpful planting directions. There is no minimum quantity required but shipping rate for an individual tree is expensive since UPS/Fed Ex charge a dimensional weight and an additional handling fee to ship a tree. You'll find it's cost effective to consider a handful of trees,vines or our helpful Tree Starter Kits.
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