Sansa apple trees

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A high quality early-season apple variety with a notably sweet flavor.

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Sansa apple trees for sale

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• 1Dwarf, 1-year bare-root tree $39.95 Mature height: 6ft-9ft after 10 years
  Dwarf rootstock
  

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• 2Semi-dwarf, 1-year bare-root tree $39.95 Mature height: 8ft-12ft after 10 years
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• 3Semi-standard, 1-year bare-root tree $39.95 Mature height: 10ft-16ft after 10 years
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All about Sansa apple trees

Sansa is one of the best-flavored and sweetest early-season apple varieties. It is similar in flavor and size to Gala, one of its parents, although as might be expected from an early-season apple it has some acidity too.

Like most early-season apples Sansa does not keep, and is best eaten straight from the tree. It can be kept fresh in a fridge for a week or so.

Aside from its short storage life, it can really be considered as an improved Gala-style apple, and is a far better choice if you want to grow apples with little or no spraying.

How to grow

Although developed for flavor rather than disease resistance, Sansa turns out to have good natural resistance to cedar apple rust, mildew, and scab - probably inherited from its Akane parent which is also naturally resistant.

Sansa is of average vigor, but a good cropper - a quality it probably inherits from Gala.

Like Gala and Akane, Sansa has a wide climate range and can be grown in most areas of the USA.

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History

Japan, 1980s. A cross between Gala and Akane.

Sansa characteristics

• What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Sansa?Beginner
• Is Sansa self-fertile?Not self-fertile
• What flowering group is Sansa?4
• Is Sansa good for pollinating others?Average
• What season do you pick Sansa?Early
• UsesEating fresh
• How long can you keep Sansa in a fridge?1 week
• What is the overall disease resistance of Sansa?Good
• Is Sansa resistant to scab?Some resistance
• Is Sansa resistant to cedar apple rust?Very resistant
• Is Sansa resistant to powdery mildew?Very resistant
• What is the USDA hardiness zone for Sansa?Zone 4 (-34C)
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Where does Sansa originate from?Japan
• When was Sansa first introduced?1950 - 1999
• Fruit colorRed