apple [Tickled Pink]

Malus domestica Baya Marisa ('Tickled Pink') (C/D)

Genus: Malus
Family: Rosaceae

About this plant

A mid-season, dual-purpose apple with speckled, dark red skin and juicy, quite sharp, dark red flesh which retains its shape and colour when cooked or dried. Bears deep pink flowers in spring, cropping in early autumn, with fruit storing for a few weeks. Requires a group 3, 4 or 5 pollinator

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Care Guide

Cultivation

Prefers deep, fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral soil in a sunny, sheltered position. Will not thrive on very acid soils, shallow chalk soils or with shade for more than half the day. May require fruit thinning to improve fruit size and quality. See apple cultivation

Pruning

Prune according to chosen training method. See apple pruning

Propagation

Propagate by chip budding in late summer, or grafting in mid-winter. Plants grown from pips are unlikely to resemble the parent

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Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, including rosy apple aphid and woolly aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, codling moth and other caterpillars

Diseases

May be susceptible to apple canker, apple scab, blossom wilt, brown rot, fireblight, honey fungus and powdery mildews

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres