Malus domestica 'Summerred'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 4-8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Origin: in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada, by K.O. Lapins, Canada Dept. Agr., Res. Sta. Introd. in 1964. Summerland (McIntosh × Golden Delicious) o.p.; selected in 1961; tested as Summerland 9E-11-40. Tree: vigorous; spreading; blooms relatively early; bears early and fairly regularly. Fruit: medium large; oblong; skin highly colored with a bright, solid blush; flesh cream, medium firm, crisp, juicy, flavor very good; ripens 3 to 4 weeks before McIntosh or a few days before Tydeman’s Early Worcester; matures evenly on tree.
Mode graftings
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Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) 14 - 27
Size -
Vigor vigorous
Productivity -

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Synonyms

Malus domestica 'Summerred'