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apple 'Charles Ross'
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apple 'Charles Ross'

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A multi-purpose apple from late Victorian England with remarkably handsome, almost pearlescent fruit. 'Charles Ross’ is a versatile cultivar that owes...

9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m
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Plant description

A multi-purpose apple from late Victorian England with remarkably handsome, almost pearlescent fruit. 'Charles Ross’ is a versatile cultivar that owes its lively sweet-tart zing and crisp, ivory flesh to its parentage which includes ‘Cox's Orange Pippin’, all in an apple with yellow streaked and orange-red hues. Left to mature on the tree, a sugary bouquet develops, intermingling notes of spice and heady aromas reminiscent of pears. Ideal not just for fresh eating but baking too, slices hold their shape while juices thicken to golden nectar.

Pollination information: This apple belongs to pollination group 3, however it is partially self fertile, so does not need a pollinating partner to produce a crop of apples. For a bumper crop, it can be cross-pollinated with other apples in this group.

Flowering period

  • Jan
  • Feb
  • Mar
  • Apr
  • May
  • Jun
  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Dec

Plant features

Position

Full sun

Rate of growth

Average

Soil

Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil

Hardiness

Fully hardy

How to care for apple Charles Ross:

When planting your apple tree, prepare a hole up to three times the diameter of its root system. Fork over the base of the pit in readiness, incorporating plenty of organic matter into the backfill and planting hole. Place the plant in the planting hole and carefully refill, firming the soil around the roots to eliminate air pockets. Insert stake at this point if required.

Avoiding frozen and waterlogged soil, trees should be planted out as they arrive. If you've ordered a bare root tree, soak the roots in a bucket of water for half an hour prior to planting - or if this is not possible, they can be heeled in temporarily, covering their roots with soil, or potted up.

Keep the base of the tree weed free, fertilise at the beginning of each year water regularly during hot, dry spells.

The main prune should be done in the winter as long as it isn't frosty or freezing. Take out the 3D’s (dead, dying and diseased wood) and create an open shape. Then reduce the leaders back by a third. Aim to create an airy structure without any crisscrossing branches.

In August summer prune. Shorten any side shoots (or laterals) which are longer than 20cm back to three leaves. This will allow the sun to ripen the fruit and encourage more fruit buds. Make sure that the growth you’re cutting away feels firm to the touch.

Please note:

This plant is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.

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