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Enterprise apple trees

Enterprise apples
Enterprise is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Very late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 4

Enterprise is a good modern disease-resistant apple, sweet enough for eating fresh but with a tartness that lends itself to cooking as well.

Like most disease-resistant apples, Enterprise has a complex parentage. Visually it resembles its grand-parent, McIntosh but the flavor is perhaps more similar to another relative, Rome Beauty. Golden Delicious is also part of the mix, and lends its excellent keeping qualities and crispness.

Enterprise regulary features in online listings for disease resistance, and is a good choice for a no-spray orchard.

Enterprise apple trees for sale

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  • 1Semi-dwarf 1-year bare-root tree $38.95
    Mature height: 8ft-12ft after 10 years
    G.214 rootstock
  • 2Semi-standard 1-year bare-root tree $38.95
    Mature height: 10ft-16ft after 10 years
    Semi-vigorous rootstock
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How to grow

Enterprise has quickly established itself as a good garden apple variety, with excellent resistance to scab, fireblight, and mildew.

Advice on fruit tree pollination.

History

Enterprise was developed from a joint program between Purdue University, Rutgers University, and the University of Illinois, and introduced in 1994.

Enterprise characteristics

  • Gardening skillBeginner
  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
  • Pollination group4
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • Picking seasonVery late
  • UsesEating freshCulinary
  • Keeping (of fruit)3 months or more
  • General resistanceGood
  • FireblightVery resistant
  • ScabVery resistant
  • Cedar apple rustSome resistance
  • MildewSome resistance
  • Cold hardiness (USDA)Zone 4 (-34C)
  • Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
  • Country of originUnited States
  • Period of origin1950 - 1999
  • Fruit colorCrimson