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Red Delicious Apple Tree
Red Delicious Apple Tree
An American Classic

  (3 customer reviews)

Discovered in the early 1800s, Red Delicious has now been replaced as America's favorite by newer varieties, like Sundance, Pixie Crunch and Red-Luscious. Red Delicious is still very good when eaten close to harvest. Ripens mid-Sept.

Now you can grow delicious, full-size apples no matter how small your garden! Imagine picking 1/2 bushel or more apples from each of your Li’l-BIG trees just a few years after planting them in the ground! If you have limited space or simply want a little tree with big benefits,
Li'l-BIG is for you. Reaching 6 ft. tall at the most and producing half a bushel of fruit, Li'l-BIG are a snap to spray, prune and harvest compared to standard size trees.

Zones: 5-8.
Buying Options
Red Delicious Apple Tree - Standard 2-4 Feet
07994 - For each offer ordered, get 1 tree.
Price: 1 - $21.95
2 or more - $20.50
Quantity:
Red Delicious Apple Tree- Li’l-BIG 2-3 ft
72193 - For each offer ordered, get 1 tree.
Price: 1 - $28.95
2 or more - $27.50
Quantity:
Product Details
Zones: 5 - 8 (-10° F.)
Height: 12-14'
Spacing: 10-15 feet
Depth: graft 1-2 inches above soil
Spread: 15'
Sun/Shade: Full Sun
Pollinator: McIntosh, GoldRush, Liberty, most crabs
Yield: 2-5 bushels
Color: White
Foliage: Deep Green
Blooms: early season
Fruit: Large, waxy, dark red fruit
Comments: Fine grained, tender, crisp flesh. Sweet flavor and pleasing aroma. Holds flavor and crispness until May if stored well. High yielding tree. Tends to be biennial bearer. Partially self-fruitful but produces better with another variety. Very popular. Large waxy, dark, long conical shape. High yielding. Fast growing. Needs full sun for best apples. Needs to be thinned or will be biennial. 800 hours chill. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: APPLE TREES ARE GRAFTED. MIX GENEROUS AMOUNTS OF "ORGANIC MATERIAL 15-18"" INTO SOIL BEFORE PLANTING. SEEDS ARE A GOOD INDICATOR OF" RIPENESS, WHITE IF FRUIT IS IMMATURE & BROWN WHEN FRUIT IS RIPE. FRUIT SHOULD PART FROM THE STEM EASILY AS WELL. IF STORING OVER WINTER, SELECT BURISE & BLEMISH FREE FRUIT. WATER TREES DEEPLY IN HOT,DRY,WINDY WEATHER. AFTER 1ST YEAR, FERTILIZE W/ 12-12-12; 1 LB. PER TREE. FEED IN EARLY SPRING BEFORE NEW GROWTH STARTS. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO NOT OVER FERTILIZE; AVOID HIGH NITROGEN FERTILIZERS. USPP = UNITED STATES PLANT PATENT; PRI = VARIETIES WHICH ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR DISEASE RESISTANCE.
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 -  Sunday, February 10, 2008
Horrible!!!!
Reviewed By: Robby (Pittsburg, Pennsilvania)
Never, ever again. Im an apple obsesser and this tree was a waste of money. I Got 2 apples better than nothing, right? They tasted horrible! I had to spit them out.

 -  Thursday, January 31, 2008
Red apples
Reviewed By: steve (ontario, ca)
What most people dont reazile is that they must read the fine print on these trees like the 'pollinator' section. Its sort of like people being that it take two to make apples. While some are self-fertile, most are not and need one of the 'pollinator' trees to work.. Now on to taste; while I like many apple types better, the neighbors and kids like them so I keep the tree. Besides I'm not throwing away a good tree.

 -  Sunday, February 25, 2007
one bad apple?
Reviewed By: Jon Clough (Rochester, NH)
My kids and I love the Red Delicious apples we get from the supermarket. So I thought why not grow some? I've given the tree at least seven years now and I still haven't seen even one apple. The golden delicious trees we purchased at the same time are doing well but that red delicious tree still isn't much bigger than when I bought it. It only grows two inches a year...definitely not what I expected. On the other hand dealing with Gurneys has been a pleasure. That why I continue to do business with them. I fact, I'm here to order another tree to replace the Red Delicious tree. The Gurneys no hassle guarantee is real. They would probably replace the tree if I asked them.


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