Novaspy apple trees

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

An improved form of Northern Spy, and an excellent all-round apple for northern areas.

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Novaspy apple trees for sale

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

Novaspy is an attractive modern disease-resistant apple, developed from Northern Spy and Golden Delicious. It ripens late in the season and the apples keep well in storage.

The apples are attractive, similar in shape to Golden Delicious, but with a blushed red skin and clean finish.

As might be expected, the flavor is essentially sweet, but has some of the tang of Northern Spy. The apples are excellent for eating fresh or cooking or juicing.

How to grow

As the name suggests, Novaspy can be considered as an improved form of Northern Spy. It has similar characteristics but is easier to grow, more disease-resistant, and a bit more productive and starts bearing at a much younger age.

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History

Novaspy was developed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada based in Nova Scotia, and has Northern Spy and Golden Delicious in its ancestry. It was released in the 1980s.

Novaspy characteristics

• What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Novaspy?Average
• Is Novaspy self-fertile?Not self-fertile
• What flowering group is Novaspy?3
• What season do you pick Novaspy?Late
• UsesEating freshCulinaryJuice
• How long can you keep Novaspy in a fridge?3 months or more
• What is the overall disease resistance of Novaspy?Good
• How resistant is Novaspy to fire blight?Very resistant
• Is Novaspy resistant to scab?Some resistance
• What is the USDA hardiness zone for Novaspy?Zone 4 (-34C)
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Where does Novaspy originate from?Canada
• When was Novaspy first introduced?1950 - 1999
• Fruit colorOrange / Red

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