Apple 'Melba'

Malus domestica 'Melba'
Pale pink to white flowers
Medium-sized apple, bright red with yellow-green stripes
Crisp and juicy flesh with a sweet and sour taste
Recommended for eating fresh or baking
Stores poorly
Bloom Time: Spring
Ripens: Mid-August

ZONE:
5

Currently Unavailable

Substitutions Are Available

Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Needs another apple cultivar or flowering crab in the neighbourhood for pollination and subsequent fruit production. Typically available in rootstocks E.M. 26 (dwarf) and M.M.106 (semi-dwarf), and sometimes E.M.7 (very dwarf). Ultimate height and width of apple and other fruit trees depends on the pruning and production program.

Characteristics & Attributes

Full Sun

Edible

SOIL MOISTURE:
Average to Dry Soils
Well-drained

GROWTH RATE:
Medium

ATTRIBUTES:
Deciduous
Fruit

HABIT:
Rounded

FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green

Melba Apple

Apple 'Melba'

Currently Unavailable

Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Characteristics & Attributes

THESE PLANTS ARE

suitable substitutions for Apple 'Melba'

Apple 'Gala'