Redfield apple tree

Malus domestica 'Redfield'

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

An unusual apple / crab-apple cross, with distinctive red-flesh.

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Redfield apple trees for sale

• 1Small 1-year bare-root tree $37.95
  Mature height: 6ft-9ft after 10 years
  Dwarf rootstock
  

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• 2Large 1-year bare-root tree $37.95
  Mature height: 10ft-16ft after 10 years
  Semi-vigorous rootstock
  

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We are now accepting pre-orders for the spring 2024 planting season.

Redfield is an unusual apple / crab-apple cross. It's key feature is its distinctive deep red flesh. The red pigmentation of the flesh also extends to the younger leaves and the wood of younger shoots.

The flavor for eating fresh is not great, but Redfield produces a particularly attractive red cider. Like Wolf River (its apple parent) it is also an excellent baking apple.

How to grow

Redfield is cold-hardy, and easier and more reliable to grow than many red-fleshed apples.

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History

Like many red-fleshed apple varieties, Redfield is related to Malus niedzwetzkyana, a crab-apple originating in central Asia and characterised by purple-red flowers, purple leaves, and red or pink fleshed fruits. Redfield was developed in the 1930s at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, and is a cross between Wolf River and Malus niedzwetzkyana. The fruit size is larger than most crab-apple / apple crosses, as might be expected given the very large size of Wolf River apples.

Redfield characteristics

• Gardening skillAverage
• Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
• Pollination group3
• PloidyDiploid
• Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
• WildlifeRHS Plants for Pollinators
• Picking seasonLate
• UsesCulinaryJuice
• CroppingGood
• Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
• Flavor style (apples)Sharper
• Cooking resultKeeps shape
• Juice styleSharper
• General resistanceAverage
• Cold hardiness (USDA)(4) -30F / -34C
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Country of originUnited States
• Period of origin1900 - 1949
• Flesh colourPink / Red
• Fruit colorRed - dark
• Fruit sizeAverage

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