1Small 1-year bare-root tree
$38.95
Mature height: 6ft-9ft after 10 years Dwarf rootstock
2Medium 1-year bare-root tree
$38.95
Mature height: 8ft-12ft after 10 years Semi-dwarf rootstock
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We are now accepting pre-orders for the spring 2024 planting season.
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Redfree is an attractive modern summer apple, with a high level of disease resistance. As well as excellent resistance to scab it also has good resistance to fire blight and cedar apple rust.
The apples have a crisper texture than is normally found in summer apples, and can be kept in a fridge for several weeks after picking.
How to grow
Redfree is easy to grow and adapted to both cold and warm climates, but flavor is generally better in cooler areas.
Thanks to its unusual parentage, which includes a scab-resistant crab apple, Redfree is a good pollinator of many other apple varieties.
Redfree is one of the most resistant varieties to cedar-apple rust, and is therefore a good choice if you live in an area where CAR is present.
Redfree was developed by the co-operative breeding program at Purdue, Rutgers, and Illinois universities. It was known during development as Co-op 13 and was released in the 1980s.
Redfree characteristics
Gardening skillBeginner
Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
Pollination group3
Pollinating othersGood
PloidyDiploid
Bearing regularityRegular
Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
WildlifeRHS Plants for Pollinators
Picking seasonEarly
UsesEating fresh
CroppingGood
Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
Flavor style (apples)Sweet/Sharp
General resistanceGood
FireblightSome resistance
ScabVery resistant
Cedar apple rustVery resistant
MildewSome resistance
Cold hardiness (USDA)(4) -30F / -34C
Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)