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Sunset Apple Tree

Name: Sunset Apple Tree
Brand: Ornamental Trees
SKU: AP96.1
Price: 25.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

Eating Apple Trees

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Single stem tree

Classic tree with one trunk

Trained

Trained into an espalier or fan shape

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Planting & Care

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Key features

Final size M27 2.0m, M26 2.5-3m, MM106 4-5m in 10 years

Fruit Eating apple

Pollination group B

Cropping period Mid season (September)

Description

Sunset apple trees are a popular eating apple variety that are often chosen as an easier to grow alternative to the tricky 'Cox's Orange Pippin'. The sweet flavour of Sunset is indeed very similar and the apples have orange and red flushed skin with crisp, aromatic flesh.

Expect heavy crops of apples in September, but to encourage larger apples it can be beneficial to thin out fruits earlier in the year. Malus domestica 'Sunset' apple trees originate from Kent in 1918 and require a pollinator apple tree in group A, B or C.

Planting Steps

1Preparation

Pot-grown plants can be planted at any time of year, whereas bare roots need to be planted between November and March.
Clear weeds and grass within a metre of the planting hole.
Dig a hole as deep as the root mass and twice as wide.
To help your plant establish more effectively, sprinkle Rootgrow in the hole.

2Planting

Gently loosen the roots and place into the planting hole.
Ensure the top of the plant's compost is flush with the level of the surrounding soil and the graft union or collar of the tree is above ground level.
Mix 50% of the original soil with 50% compost.
Fill in the hole, firming the soil gently.

3Last Steps

Water generously around the base of the plant.
If you are planting either a single stem tree or mature standard tree, we recommend adding a staking kit and rabbit guard.

Aftercare Advice

Apple trees require a good watering regime for a couple of years whilst they establish. Water well and regularly through spring and summer, increasing in hot or dry weather. If planting in autumn, you may only need to water a little. It is advisable to keep the area free of competing weeds and grass during this period.

Prune young apple trees for the first few years after planting to create a healthy, goblet-like shape with one central leader and several side shoots. Straight after planting, you can remove the lowest laterals. Prune back other branches by between a third and half their length.

In the following years, remove any shoots growing out of the trunk to maintain a clear stem. Also remove any crossing, diseased or damaged branches. If your tree is looking overcrowded, remove some of the larger branches to open up the canopy. This type of pruning should be carried out between November and March whilst the tree is dormant.

For more detailed advice and video guides, please visit our Help & Advice section.

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