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- Position: full sun
- Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Ultimate size on MM106 rootstock: 4 x 3m (12 x 10ft)
- Flowering period: April to May
- Hardiness: fully hardy
- Pollination Group: this apple belongs to pollination group 3 (flowering late season)
A fine cooking apple, well suited to frosty gardens as it’s late into blossom. The larger than average fruits have a crisp, creamy flesh, which also can be used to make an excellent (if somewhat tart) juice. ‘Howgate Wonder’ is ready for picking in November and stores well into the new year.
- Garden care: Bare root plants should be planted out as soon as they arrive. If this is not possible, they can be heeled in temporarily (covering their roots with soil) or potted up. Before planting, soak the rootball in a bucket of water for half an hour and make sure to incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole. Stake firmly in exposed positions and keep the base of the tree weed free. Fertilise at the beginning of each year and water regularly during hot, dry spells.
The main prune should be done in the winter as long as it isn’t frosty or freezing. Take out the 3D’s (dead, dying and diseased wood) and create an open shape. Then reduce the leaders back by a third. Aim to create an airy structure without any crisscrossing branches.
Summer prune in August by shortening any side shoots (or laterals) which are longer than 20cm back to three leaves. This will allow the sun to ripen the fruit and encourage more fruit buds. Make sure that the growth you’re cutting away feels firm to the touch.
- Pollination information: This apple belongs to pollination group 3, so you will need to plant one other different variety of apple to guarantee cross pollination, and a subsequent bumper crop. Ideally this should come from the same pollination group, however it is possible to use one from group 2 or 4 as well.
| Option | bare root, M26 root stock, 1.2m, bare root, MM106 root stock, 1.2m, 9 litre pot, M26 root stock, 1.2m, 12 litre pot, MM106 root stock, 1.5m |
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