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| Latin Name | Malus |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Height | 25-35 ft |
| Spread | 20-30 ft |
| Sun Requirements | Full Sun |
| Average Time to Bear Fruit | 5 Years |
| Harvest Time | Early October |
| Soil | Prefers moist, well drained soil |
| Flower Time | May |
| Pollination | Self sterile - requires a different apple cultivar to cross pollinate with |
Growing Tips
Apples are a cornerstone in cold climate fruit production. You will need 2 different varieties in order for the apple trees to cross pollinate and become fruitful. We focus on cultivars that are meant for the home orchardist that are less maintenance than many traditional apple cultivars like ‘Honey Crisp’ that are found in supermarkets to allow even those without a lot of experience to successfully grow fruit. All of our apple trees are grown on hardy root stock of either Antonovka, Dolgo, or Bud 118. Depending on care, they will take 4 to 5 years to produce apples and will continue to for many years!
Apple trees prefer well drained soil with moderate levels of fertility, and thrive best in full sun. They will not tolerate standing water. It’s important to prune them every year in early spring and clean up fallen fruit and leaves and discard them. We also like to give them compost every year or two and then mulch with woodchips or leaves on top of the compost.
More about Apple 'Liberty'
The Liberty apple is renowned for being one of the most disease resistant apple trees out there, as well as being annually productive. It was introduced by Cornell University and is a cross between ‘Macoun’ and a scab resistant seedling called PRI 54-12. It inherited the fantastic flavour of ‘Macoun’ along with a diverse range of disease resistance that has made it a tried and true choice among organic growers. It has a medium to large fruit, with a deep red colour and yellow green background. It’s crisp texture and sprightly flavour within the realm of Mcintosh is sure to please your taste buds. In proper storage, they can last for 3 months.
Apples can be hosts to many different diseases, and growing them can sometimes be challenging- ‘Liberty’ defies this reality! However, we’d like to add that although it is disease resistant, the most important thing is to provide adequate care- ie proper watering, applying compost, wood chips etc, to have the most impact on the health and longevity of the tree.