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apple 'Red Devil'

Malus domestica 'Red Devil' (D)

Genus: Malus
Family: Rosaceae

About this plant

A mid-season dessert apple with pink blossom in spring and sweet, rounded, bright red fruit with red-stained flesh, ready to harvest in mid-autumn. This cultivar is self-fertile, making it ideal for smaller gardens because it doesn't need a pollination partner to produce fruit

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

LoamSandyChalk

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

South FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in a sheltered spot away from frost pockets. Fruits best in full sun. For more detailed advice see apple cultivation

Pruning

Apple pruning varies according to the age of the tree, the desired form and the tree type; this cultivar is a spur bearer

Propagation

Propagate by grafting onto a rootstock for fruit in late winter. The rootstock used will largely determine the size of the tree

Pests

May be susceptible to woolly aphids, rosy apple aphids, fruit tree red spider mite, apple leaf-mining moth, codling moth, apple sawfly and capsid bugs

Diseases

May be susceptible to apple canker, apple scab, powdery mildew and honey fungus

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround CoverBanks Slopes

Planting Places

Mediterranean

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years