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PlantFiles: Apple
Malus x domestica 'Richelien'

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Family: Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Malus (MAY-lus) (Info)
Species: x domestica (doh-MESS-tik-a) (Info)
Cultivar: Richelien

Height:
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)
12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)

Spacing:
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)
12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Bloom Time:
Unknown - Tell us

Pollination:
Unknown - Tell us

Rootstock Vigor:
Unknown - Tell us

Bearing Habit:
Unknown - Tell us

Disease Resistance:
Unknown - Tell us

Fruit Usage:
Unknown - Tell us

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Flowers are fragrant
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
By grafting
By budding

Profile:

No positives
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Neutral	amandaemily	On Jun 23, 2007, amandaemily from Colville, WA (Zone 5b) wrote: Held by the USDA at Geneva Notes from GRIN Fruit: medium-large, 65-70 mm diam, color 60% to 65% red on light green color; shape oblong, conical; flesh white, juicy crisp, mild to subacid. High sugar and aroma, quality good. Introduced as midseason dessert apple, also suitable for culinary use. Harvest 1 week before McIntosh; storage life 3 months or more in air. Tree: vigor medium, spreading, precocious, annually productive; resistant to apple scab (V) moderately resistant to powdery mildew and to fire blight; very susceptible to cedar apple rust and quince rust. Developed in: Quebec, Canada Ottawa 521 x 11-51; ancestry includes Melba, McIntosh, Jonathan, Rome Beauty and Malus floribunda 821. Cross made 1964 in Ottawa, selected at Trenton, Ontario; evaluated at Frelighsburg, Quebec. Tested as Ottawa 635.

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PlantFiles: Apple
Malus x domestica 'Richelien'