Malus domestica 'REDCATS' columnar apple tree
size/type
medium-sized shrub,medium-sized shrub
usual height
2-3m
usual width
0,4-0,5m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
April-May
location
full sun
USDA zone (lowest)
5 (down to -29°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Description of the plant:
Redcats is a columnar apple variety with deep red fruit of excellent flavour. It resembles Gala variety. It is medium-sized, rounded, the flesh is firm and crisp, juicy, with a good sweet/sour balance. The fruit is resistant to scab, canker, and powdery mildew. Redcats a midseason variety can be picked from mid September onwards and stored until end February. Being self-sterile it needs another apple tree as a pollinator. The best ones are sister varieties of columnar apples such as Suncats and Greencats. As a columnar variety it only makes short lateral branches bearing fruit and needs no pruning. Its expected hardiness is -27°C (USDA zone 5b).
Last update: 27-01-2012
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