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Beginner
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6m
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6m
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5-10 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Malus domestica 'Blenheim Orange'
Other names: Apple 'Blenheim Orange'
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Genus: Malus
Variety or cultivar: 'Blenheim Orange' _ 'Blenheim Orange' is a vigorous, dessert and cooking apple tree with pale pink flowers in mid-spring and large, nutty, red-flushed, golden-yellow fruit ready for harvest in mid-autumn.
Malus domestica 'Blenheim Orange' is: Deciduous
Flower: Pale-pink in Spring
Foliage: Green in Spring; Green in Summer; Red, Orange in Autumn
Fruit: Golden-yellow, Flushed red in Autumn
Fragrance: Flowers are scented in spring.
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Watch out for
Specific pests:
Aphids
, Caterpillars
, Woolly aphid
, Red spider mite (box and other)
, Codling moth
, Fruit tree red spider mite
, Mussel scale
Specific diseases:
Apple and pear canker
, Apple scab
, Powdery mildew
, Sooty blotch and fly speck of apples
General care
Pruning: Thin fruit as required. Regular pruning required.. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Budding, Grafting. REGISTER to read more...
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Malus domestica 'Blenheim Orange' (Apple 'Blenheim Orange') will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 6m after 5-10 years.
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Suggested uses: Architectural, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Flavouring food and drinks
Cultivation: Plant in moderately fertile, moist, free-draining soil in full sun, although it will tolerate partial shade. Keep a clear area around the trunk of at least 60cm radius. Requires two other apple trees for flower pollination.
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Clay, Loamy, Sandy |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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