5ft 'Elstar' Dwarfing Apple Tree | Bare Root | 2 Years Old
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- Highlights
- Variety Specifications
- Planting & Care
- Crisp apple with a strong, honey-like taste.
- Ideal for fresh consumption or cooking, especially for making apple sauces.
- Developed in the Netherlands in the 1950s, Elstar is known for its consistent, large yields.
- Harvests in late season, from October to November, and can be stored until year-end.
- Recipient of the RHS Award.
- Not self-pollinating - Pollination Group 3. Needs another apple tree within a mile for pollination, flowering simultaneously. Compatible with apples in the same or adjacent pollination groups.
- M26 Rootstock - Maximum size: Height 3m x Width 3m.
- MM106 Rootstock - Maximum size: Height 4m x Width 4m. Rootstocks limit tree size for average garden suitability.
- Our trees come in EcoPots™, which use 70% less plastic, are fully recyclable, reduce root spiraling, and are better for shipping.
- Typically, our trees are aged between 18 and 36 months when shipped.
- Trees are expertly pruned before shipping to encourage a better shape and stronger growth.
Product Specifications
- Height on Arrival: 120-150cm inc. roots
- Rootstock: M26 rootstock (grows up to 3m)
- Eventual Height: 3m
- Supplied As: Bare Root
- Supplied As Expanded: Our bare root trees are lifted fresh from the field and packed straight away. You can be sure they will be fresh when they arrive. In winter, you can store for several weeks if kept in a cool, dark spot. Later in spring, when the temperature rises, you will want to plant within a few days of arrival.
- Watering: Water in well when planting - read on for ongoing care
- Watering Expanded: Water in thoroughly when planting. For bare root trees, you won't need to water regularly going forward, only water in dry spells when needed. You should be able to tell because the leaves will start to wilt and droop. If a container-grown tree, it will need more watering until its roots are established. It should be watered every other day or so for the first few months. Then reduce to twice a week until autumn. In the second year, it should have an established enough root system to support itself, just water when required as explained above for bare roots. When watering a tree it is important to give a good soaking. It is better to water heavy and less frequently than little and often as this encourages the roots to grow down into the ground.
- Feeding: No need to feed
- Time to First Crop: 1 year
- Time to First Crop Expanded: You may see your first apples the first year after planting, but don't expect substantial crops until the 3/4th year. Some advise thinning the fruit in the first few years so that the tree can concentrate its energy on establishing strong roots and growing.
- Rootstock Expanded: Apple tree varieties are usually grown by grafting them to rootstocks. This has benefits for pest resistance, genetics, and the efficiency of propagation. Importantly, it also limits the height of a tree to a more manageable, specific height. M26 apple trees tend to only reach 3m tall, perfect for smaller spaces or those afraid of stepladders.
Highlights
- Crisp apple with a strong, honey-like taste.
- Ideal for fresh consumption or cooking, especially for making apple sauces.
- Developed in the Netherlands in the 1950s, Elstar is known for its consistent, large yields.
- Harvests in late season, from October to November, and can be stored until year-end.
- Recipient of the RHS Award.
- Not self-pollinating - Pollination Group 3. Needs another apple tree within a mile for pollination, flowering simultaneously. Compatible with apples in the same or adjacent pollination groups.
- M26 Rootstock - Maximum size: Height 3m x Width 3m.
- MM106 Rootstock - Maximum size: Height 4m x Width 4m. Rootstocks limit tree size for average garden suitability.
- Our trees come in EcoPots™, which use 70% less plastic, are fully recyclable, reduce root spiraling, and are better for shipping.
- Typically, our trees are aged between 18 and 36 months when shipped.
- Trees are expertly pruned before shipping to encourage a better shape and stronger growth.
Product Specifications
- Height on Arrival: 120-150cm inc. roots
- Rootstock: M26 rootstock (grows up to 3m)
- Eventual Height: 3m
- Supplied As: Bare Root
- Supplied As Expanded: Our bare root trees are lifted fresh from the field and packed straight away. You can be sure they will be fresh when they arrive. In winter, you can store for several weeks if kept in a cool, dark spot. Later in spring, when the temperature rises, you will want to plant within a few days of arrival.
- Watering: Water in well when planting - read on for ongoing care
- Watering Expanded: Water in thoroughly when planting. For bare root trees, you won't need to water regularly going forward, only water in dry spells when needed. You should be able to tell because the leaves will start to wilt and droop. If a container-grown tree, it will need more watering until its roots are established. It should be watered every other day or so for the first few months. Then reduce to twice a week until autumn. In the second year, it should have an established enough root system to support itself, just water when required as explained above for bare roots. When watering a tree it is important to give a good soaking. It is better to water heavy and less frequently than little and often as this encourages the roots to grow down into the ground.
- Feeding: No need to feed
- Time to First Crop: 1 year
- Time to First Crop Expanded: You may see your first apples the first year after planting, but don't expect substantial crops until the 3/4th year. Some advise thinning the fruit in the first few years so that the tree can concentrate its energy on establishing strong roots and growing.
- Rootstock Expanded: Apple tree varieties are usually grown by grafting them to rootstocks. This has benefits for pest resistance, genetics, and the efficiency of propagation. Importantly, it also limits the height of a tree to a more manageable, specific height. M26 apple trees tend to only reach 3m tall, perfect for smaller spaces or those afraid of stepladders.
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