Description

Full sun, Zone 3

Malus ‘Combination’

Pot size #5

Combination apples have multiple varieties of apple grafted onto a single tree. This means that one tree will produce 4 different kinds of apples (each main branch produces a different kind of apple) and that it will pollinate itself! This particular combination – Gemini, Goodland, Winter Cheeks & Hardi-Mac – is excellent. The apples mature at different times, which gives you an extended apple season, and have different flavours, sizes, and uses for maximum diversity.

Hardi-Mac: Cold-hardy Macintosh cultivar first found in Calgary, Alberta. Medium-sized, red apple with crisp, juicy white flesh. Good for fresh eating and cooking with fair storage qualities.

Goodland: Large, light green apple with a red blush. Crisp, late summer apple for eating fresh, cooking and can be stored for up to 4 months.

Winter Cheeks: Produces sweet, crisp, red apples that have excellent flavor.  Great for fresh eating, cooking, and baking.

Gemini: Medium-sized, red apple with yellow streaks. Crisp, sweet, and juicy white flesh that ripens in late summer. Great for fresh eating or cooking and stores well into the new year.

Requires a moist, well-drained soil. Great for the backyard with a small amount of space because you do not require a second apple tree for cross-pollination.