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Blushing Delight™ Urban™ Columnar Apple - Raintree Nursery

Blushing Delight™ Urban™ Columnar Apple

$54.99 - $54.99
$54.99
$54.99 - $54.99
$54.99
SKU A750S

Malus domestica 'Blushing Delight'

Blushing Delight™ has sweet flavor and a pretty red blush over a green background. It ripens mid-September.

Urban Apple® is a NEW category of columnar trees that produce their fruit on spurs along the main stem. Each combines disease resistance, flavor and ease of growing in small spaces. Each has a narrow upright habit, ideally suited to grow in a container on a patio or as a small tree in the ground. Trees grow about 8'-10' tall. Like other apples, you need two different cultivars for pollination. Most Urban Apple® varieties bloom mid season and all are a good pollinizer for the others.

They are each highly disease resistant selections from Dr. Jaroslav Tupy of the Czech Republic. Chill hours 800 to 1200. 

USDA Zone: 4-9

Mature Height: 8' - 10' (Dwarf)

Sun: Full Sun

Ripening Time: Early Midseason

Pollination: Needs a Pollinizer

Semi-Dwarf Rootstock: MM106

Read our Apple Growing Guide

Size: Semi-Dwarf (2'-3')
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  • Will this variety (or any columnar variety) cross-pollinate with a Pink Lady / Cripps Pink?

    Yes, all of the columnar apples EXCEPT Scarlet Sentinal will cross pollinate with Pink Lady.

  • After just watching Laura's video about the urban columnar apple Tasty Red, I have a question regarding the USDA zone. In her video she states this tree is for zone 5. However, I purchased three varieties of the urban columnar series just this spring based on Raintree's description that the Tasty Red, Blushing Delight & Golden Treat are zone 4-9. I live in zone 4 & based my purchase on this description. So, are the trees for zone 4 or not? Have I wasted my money on my tree purchases for Helena, MT?

    Columnar apples are for zone 4b-5a, so different companies will list them as zone 4 or zone 5. Your USDA Zone in Helena Montata is perfect. If you have concerns a little extra mulch will do wonders to protect the roots of your trees over winter.

  • How do you prune columnar apples?

    Typically you don't have to. Aside from removing diseased wood or dieback, they are pretty maintenance free apples.

  • What is their resistance to scab, mildew and fireblight?

    Extremely resistant. The only common apple disease they are susceptible to is cedar-apple rust.

  • Are these resistant to cedar apple rust?

    Yes, as they are derived from McIntosh they have a natural rust resistance.

  • Can I plant this in a large pot? I have terrible soil where I live so I don’t want to put it in the ground.I was thinking of getting 2 different ones and putting each in their own big pot on opposite ends of the deck.

    Yes! They grow great in half wine barrels!

  • Do these varieties require Staking?

    No they don't. Under normal circumstances they grow upright without issue, but your soil quality and how they are planted is a factor.

  • how close together can i plant columnar apples?

    3 foot centers is the closest you can get without needing to prune them.

  • Will other urban columnar apple varieties be able to pollinate this one? Or, do the urban columnar varieties pollinate each other?

    They are all compatible for cross pollination yes