GLORIA APPLE Malus x 'Gloria'
Hardiness / Exposure: Zone 3 / Sun
Height: 15 feet high
Spread: 13 feet wide
Flower Colour:
Fruit Size: 4-4.5 cm
Fruit Colour: Primarily red fruit with yellow speckles.
Harvest: Fall
Uses: Fresh eating and cooking
Pollinator Required: Yes- Different variety of apple. Could be crabapple, flowering crab or apple.
Medium sized red speckled fruit with a sweet and slightly spicy strawberry flavor.
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 root ball in center of hole and ensure the tree is standing up straight. If necessary, tip root ball to ensure tree is standing straight.
-Partially backfill hole with loamy soil, tamp with your foot to prevent air pockets, water to settle soil, then finish backfilling hole. Avoid using heavy clay-based soil.
-Remove tags and labels.
-Water soil well.
-Apply mulch.