Malus, Apple 'Red Delicious'

Here in southeast PA, my neighbor's two doors down have had an apple tree in their front yard since before 2000 AD and perhaps as far bac...Read Morek as to the 70's sometime. This year it had a large crop. It has never been sprayed with insecticide or fungicide and the apples have some bad spots, but they are perfectly edible. At first some fell mostly green and were good; then later they turned red and have a soft texture showing that they are 'Red Delicious' and are very good. Nice to have free and organic fruit.

I just purchased this apple cultivar at Costco today -- very excited to see how it fares out here in Aurora, TX!

Thin the fruit if you want big fruits, leave them if you like small apples for the children in your household.
They need a little ...Read Moremore chill than we usually have, but the fruit is worth the wait. They also tend to grow crops every two years if you don't thin.
Anyhow, enjoy the delicious sweet fruit!

Most widely-grown apple in the world. Fruits mid-season. Needs a pollinizer