Priscilla Apple Tree

Priscilla Apple Tree

You can enjoy growing this virtually disease-free variety and feast on its delicious, red-blushed fruit. Priscilla Apple, a product of a Purdue University breeding program, Priscilla features crisp, sweet and flavorful flesh. Great for fresh eating, Priscilla ripens in early September and can be stored for 3 months or more.

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Latin Name: Malus domestica
Site and Soil: All apples like 1/2 day to full sun and well-drained soil.
Rootstock Description: M-7 is considered a semi-dwarf rootstock. Regular apple trees grafted on M-7 rootstock wiill grow 12-16 ft. in height. Crabapples, Columnars, Espaliers, and Combination Apples will be smaller. M-7 is very hardy and adapted to most soils.
Hardiness: Priscilla Apple is hardy to minus 30 F or below.
Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 10-15 ft. in height
Bloom Time: April
Ripening Time: Early September
Yield: 30-50 lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Priscilla is very resistant to Apple Scab and Powdery Mildew. Codling Moth can create wormy apples and aphids can damage the foliage of apple trees.
USDA Zone: 4
Sunset Western Zone: 1-9, 14-16
Sunset Northeast Zone: All zones