USDA Certified Organic

Muscat de Venus ™ While we have no information on its actual parentage, we are sometimes tempted to conclude that Etter crossed an apple with a grape to produce this variety. A small fruit (about the size and shape of Wickson), Muscat de Venus ™ has a thin pale skin splashed with pink and violet coloring. The grape-like effect is enhanced by a delicate bloom. While the texture is crisp, the flavor is intensely vinous and suggestive of muscat grapes. This is an extraordinary choice for dessert or cider. There is more pleasure in a single little Muscat de Venus™ than a bushel of most big apple varieties. Ripens in late October and early November. Please refer below for more information on Muscat de Venus apple trees. 

The description above is reprinted with permission from greenmantlenursery.com - which details Ram Fishman's work bringing the Rosetta™ & Sweetmeat Crab™ apple varieties to the world:

Restrictions to propagation & commercial use. no unauthorized propagation or sale of trees. no sale of fruit with out license. (CV. Etter 31-2)

Considerations for Muscat de Venus

USDA Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Heirloom: Yes

Uses: Fresh Eating, Desserts, Pies, Cider

Harvest Period: Very Late

Bloom Period: Midseason

Pollination Requirement: Requires different variety with same bloom period

Origin Date:  Ettersburg, CA 1900's

Storage: A few weeks

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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