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Malus x domestica 'Sergeant Red Delicious'

 
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Family: Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ay) (Info)
Genus: Malus (MAL-us) (Info)
Species: x domestica (doh-MESS-tik-a) (Info)
Cultivar: Sergeant Red Delicious

Height:
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)
12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)

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

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F)
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)
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:
Late season flowering

Pollination:
Diploid

Rootstock Vigor:
Unknown - Tell us

Bearing Habit:
Unknown - Tell us

Disease Resistance:
Resistant to Apple Powdery Mildew
Resistant to Cedar-Apple Rust
Resistant to Fireblight

Fruit Usage:
Dessert

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

Propagation Methods:
By grafting
By budding

Profile:

No positives
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral amandaemily On Jun 24, 2007, amandaemily from Colville, WA
(Zone 5b) wrote:

Notes from USDA GRIN

Fruit and tree indistinguishable from Delicious, except fruit redder. 100% dark red; distinctly striped. Red-fruited mutation of Delicious.

Red-fruited mutation of Delicious; discovered about 1959.

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Availability:
Scionwood - USDA at Geneva, NY



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