Arlet / Swiss Gourmet apple trees

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• Picking season: Mid
• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Pollination group: 3

Arlet, also known as Swiss Gourmet, is an attractive mid-season apple. It is primarily an apple for eating fresh, but can be used for cooking as well. It has a mild flavor, essentially sweet but with some acidity.

Arlet is a cross between Golden Delicious and Idared, and visually seems closer to Idared, particularly its attractive red coloring. Like Golden Delicious it can have some russeting.

For a mid-season apple it keeps very well.

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Arlet / Swiss Gourmet apple trees for sale

• Semi-dwarf 1-year bare-root tree $39.95

  Mature height: 8ft-12ft after 10 years
  Semi-dwarf rootstock
  

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How to grow

Arlet is quite easy to grow, and as you might expect given its Golden Delicious parentage, is a reliable cropper. Thin the fruitlets in early June to prevent over-cropping.

Arlet is slightly susceptible to scab and mildew.

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History

Developed by the Swiss Federal Research Station, Wadenswill, Switzerland. First released in the 1970s

Arlet / Swiss Gourmet characteristics

• Gardening skillAverage
• Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
• Pollination group3
• Pollinating othersAverage
• Picking seasonMid
• UsesEating fresh
• Keeping (of fruit)1-2 months
• General resistanceAverage
• ScabSome susceptibility
• Cedar apple rustVery susceptible
• MildewSome susceptibility
• Cold hardiness (USDA)Zone 5 (-29C)
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)Hot (>30C / 86F)
• Country of originSwitzerland
• Period of origin1950 - 1999
• Fruit colorRed