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Malus domestica 'Wellington'

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 4-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Origin: in Geneva, N.Y., by the New York State Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1955. Cortland × Crimson Beauty; selected in 1937. Tree: annually productive, upright, spreading. Fruit: large; skin red-striped, attractive; quality fair to good; ripens evenly and very early, about 5 or 6 days after Crimson Beauty; fruit matures at one time, thereby requiring only one picking; for dessert, excellent for sauce; good commercial prospects for its season.
Mode graftings
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Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) 14 - 27
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity productive

Identifiers

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Synonyms

Malus domestica 'Wellington'
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