Malus domestica 'Withington Fillbasket' (C)
apple 'Withington Fillbasket'
A mid-season, cooking apple with large, brown-flushed, yellowish-green fruit, with pale yellow, crisp flesh that cooks to a juicy puree with a sharp, intense flavour. A vigorous, spreading, tip-bearing tree requiring a group 2, 3 or 4 pollinator. Fruit is ready to pick in early autumn, and stores until late autumn
Size
Ultimate height
4–8 metresTime to ultimate height
10–20 yearsUltimate spread
4–8 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Pink White | Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Green | |||
| Autumn | Green | Brown Green | ||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H7Botanical details
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Bushy, Spreading branched
- Genus
Malus are small to medium-sized deciduous trees with showy flowers in spring and ornamental or edible fruit in autumn; some have good autumn foliage colour
- Name status
Accepted
- Horticultural Group
- Apples suitable for culinary use have a tart flavour and are best cooked or made into a puree
How to grow
Cultivation
Prefers a deep, fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral soil in a sheltered, sunny position. Will not thrive on very acid soils, shallow chalk soils or with shade for more than half the day. Prone to bitter pit. May require fruit thinning to improve fruit size and quality. Prone to bitter pit. See Apple cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by grafting in mid-winter or budding in late summer. Fruit grown from pips will not resemble the parent
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Wildlife gardens
- Edible fruit
- Wall side borders
Pruning
Prune according to chosen training method. See Apple pruning
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, including woolly aphid and rosy apple aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, codling moth and other caterpillars
Diseases
May be susceptible to apple canker, apple scab, blossom wilt, brown rot, fireblight, honey fungus and powdery mildews
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