Apple | Granny Smith | Northern Spy rootstock grade 3
$12.00
Rootstock Northern Spy
Diameter 4-6m
Canopy Size 30sqm
Preferences This is an old rootstock that does best on heavy clays. It can handle heavy wet soils as well.
Description It is possible to keep trees on this rootstock to 3m if you are a very skilled pruner. They can grow to 6m, but are not too difficult to keep them to 4-5m
Grade 3 tree below 450mm
Out of stock
Description
Large round bright green skin, crisp, sweet tasty/acid tangy flavour. Great dessert apple when left on the trees to fully ripen, when the skin goes yellow with a browny tinge, and the flesh goes super sweet and juicy.
Ripens April-May.
Also great used for cooking, juicing drying and storing.
Originally from the settlement and huge orchards planted at Port Albert (on the Kaipara Harbour) by the Albertlanders from Germany.
