Idared apple tree

Malus domestica 'Idared'

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

Idared is an attractive late-season apple, with a mild flavor, useful for both eating fresh, cooking, and juicing.

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

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Idared apple trees for sale

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• Semi-dwarf 1-year bare-root tree $37.95
  Mature height: 8ft-12ft after 10 years
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How to grow

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 tree flowers early in the spring, and blossom has some frost-resistance. It is a good pollinator of other early-blooming apple varieties.

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History

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

Idared characteristics

• Gardening skillBeginner
• Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
• Pollination group2
• Pollinating othersAverage
• Picking seasonLate
• UsesEating freshCulinaryJuice
• Keeping (of fruit)3 months or more
• General resistanceAverage
• FireblightSome susceptibility
• Cedar apple rustSome susceptibility
• MildewSome susceptibility
• Cold hardiness (USDA)Zone 3 (-40C)
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Country of originUnited States
• Period of origin1900 - 1949
• Fruit colorRed