Idared apple trees

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• Picking season: Late
• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Flowering group: 2

Idared is a popular and attractive late-season apple, with a mild flavour, useful for both eating fresh and cooking, and very good for juicing.

Idared has exceptional keeping qualities, and can be stored in a domestic fridge for at least 6 months.

Idared organic apple trees - graft to order

Custom graft varieties: Order before end of December 2023 for delivery in December 2024.

• 1Maidentree on M9 rootstock 24.95€
  Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years) Custom graft
  

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• 2Maidentree on M116 rootstock 24.95€
  Medium tree (2m-3.5m after 10 years) Custom graft
  

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• 3Maidentree on MM111 rootstock 24.95€
  Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years) Custom graft
  

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• 4Maidentree on Bittenfelder rootstock 24.95€
  Very large tree (5m-6m+ after 10 years) Custom graft
  

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If you do not hear from us by March you can contact us to pre-order for next autumn.

Growing and Training

Idared has some susceptibility to fireblight and mildew but is generally an easy variety to grow. It is fairly precocious and usually a heavy-cropper.

The blossom has some frost-resistance.

History

Idared was developed at the Idaho Agricultural Experimental Station, 1930s, and is a cross between Jonathan and Wagener.

Idared characteristics

• Gardening skillBeginner
• Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
• Flowering group2
• Pollinating othersAverage
• PloidyDiploid
• Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
• Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesWarm climates
• Picking periodmid-October
• Picking seasonLate
• Season of use3 months or more
• CroppingHeavy
• Food usesEating freshCulinaryJuice
• Disease resistanceAverage
• MildewSome susceptibility
• Fire blightSome susceptibility
• Country of originUnited States
• Period of origin1900 - 1949
• Fruit colourRed