DWARF GEMINI Malus x 'Dwarf Gemini'

Hardiness / Exposure: Zone  2 / Sun

Height: 10 feet

Spread: 10 feet

Flower Colour: White

Fruit Size: 7-8 cm

Fruit Colour: Red on pale yellow.

Harvest: Late August

Uses:  A crisp, large sized apple that is good for fresh eating, cooking and baking.  Stores well. 

Pollinator Required: Requires a different variety of Crabapple, Apple, Ornamental Crabapple or Applecrab  within approximately 150 feet to pollinate and produce fruit.

Same sized fruit as Gemini but the tree is dwarfed.  Dwarf trees are easier to pick and requires less square footage to grow to maturity.

Planting Instructions:

-Dig a hole 2-3 times the root ball width and same depth as root ball.

-Carefully remove plastic pot and cut through any circling roots.

-Position the root ball in center of hole and ensure the tree is standing up right.  If necessary, tip root ball to ensure tree is standing straight.

-Partially backfill hole with loamy soil, tamp with your foot to remove air pockets, water to settle soil, then finish backfilling hole.  Avoid using heavy clay-based soil.

-Remove tags and labels.

-Water soil well at planting and throughout the summer.

-Apply mulch.