Malus domestica Heirloom ‘Gilpin’
Malus ‘Gilpin’ offers red and yellow apples with a crisp, tender, juicy, sweet/tart flavour. Virginia, USA 1817.
Malus ‘Gilpin’ – Medium sized round apples with red stripes over yellow skin produced in the late season. Crisp, tender, juicy, sweet/tart flavour which is best after one month or more of storage. Multi-purpose for fresh eating, cooking/baking, and cider. Long keeper. Introduced in Virginia, USA in 1817. | Rootstock: B.9 (Dwarf)
Common Name: Apple
Family: Rosaceae (The Rose Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 6-10'
Width: 5-8'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Bloom Time: Spring
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Tree
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries: Red
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
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