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Redfree Apple
Redfree Apple
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Redfree Apple

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Description

Top quality early apple. Fruit features smooth, glossy-red coloring with firm flesh and medium-grained, crisp texture. Sweet, sub-acid flavor ideal for fresh-eating. Start the apple season off strong! Originates from Lafayette, Indiana in 1971. Keeps for 2-3 months in proper storage. Disease-resistant to apple scab, cedar apple rust, fire blight, and mildew. Ripens early August. Pollinator required: Choose another early-mid blooming variety like with Stark® Lodi, Pristine, or Scarlet Surprise. Co-Op 13 cultivar

Characteristics

Bloom Color White
Fruit Color Red
Fruit Size Medium
Ripens/Harvest August
Shade/Sun Full Sun
Soil Composition Loamy
Soil Moisture Well Drained
Soil pH Level 6.0 - 7.0
Taste Mildly Subacid
Texture Firm, Juicy, Crispy
Years to Bear 2 - 5
Zone Range 4 - 8

Zone Compatibility

This Variety's Zone Range 4 - 8
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The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain climates. Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area. Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatability range of this variety before ordering.

Size & Spacing

Mature Size

When your tree matures, it will be approximately 12 - 15' tall x 12 - 15' wide.

Recommended Spacing

We recommend spacing these trees 12 - 15' apart to ensure room for growth.

Pollination

This variety requires another one for adequate pollination.

Cross-pollination by a different variety is key to its growing and bearing success. Plant one of these varieties within 50' for best pollination.

Planting & Care

Learn all about how to grow apple trees in The Growing Guide. An entire section of our website dedicated to your growing success.

Read about how to grow apple trees »

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1 Year Warranty

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A good early ripening, disease resistant apple for my deer orchard.
Carson S on Feb 14, 2019
A good early ripening, disease resistant apple for my deer orchard.
Carson S on Feb 14, 2019
Does Jonafree pollinate Redfree?
JENNIFER L on Feb 24, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Hi, Jennifer. It does not; they are in different flowering groups.

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Apple cedar rust is an issue I must prepare for. This is the earliest ripening on my list.
March 7, 2019

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