Malus domestica 'Idared'
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 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.
Advice on fruit tree pollination.
Idared was developed at the Idaho Agricultural Experimental Station in the 1930s. It is a cross between Jonathan and Wagener.
