Blushing Delight Urban Apple Tree
Malus domestica ‘UEB 3727/4’ (PP 21,511)
Blushing Delight Urban Apple Tree
Malus domestica ‘UEB 3727/4’ (PP 21,511)
How are the heights measured?
All tree, and nothin' but the tree! We measure from the top of the soil to the top of the tree; the height of the container or the root system is never included in our measurements.
What is a gallon container?
Nursery containers come in a variety of different sizes, and old-school nursery slang has stuck. While the industry-standard terminology is to call the sizes "Gallon Containers", that doesn't exactly translate to the traditional liquid "gallon" size we think of. You'll find we carry young 1-gallons, up to more mature 7-gallons ranging anywhere from 6 inches to 6ft.
How does the delivery process work?
All of our orders ship via FedEx Ground! Once your order is placed online, our magic elves get right to work picking, staging, boxing and shipping your trees. Orders typically ship out within 2 business days. You will receive email notifications along the way on the progress of your order, as well as tracking information to track your plants all the way to their new home!
Why are some states excluded from shipping?
The short & sweet answer is: "United States Department of Agriculture Restrictions." Every state has their own unique USDA restrictions on which plants they allow to come into their state. While we wish we could serve everyone, it's for the safety of native species and helps prevent the spread of invasive disease & pests. We've gotta protect good ole' Mother Nature, after all.
About Me
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The Blushing Delight Urban Apple Tree is a garden miracle that brings apple growing to anyone, no matter how small their garden. In fact, if you don’t even have a garden you can grow these trees in containers on your deck or balcony, since they only grow 8-10 feet tall and barely 2 feet wide – naturally, without any special pruning or skill needed. Within a year or two you will be out in September picking beautiful green apples, with a blush of pink on them, straight from the tree. This is a delicious apple, crunchy, sweet and full-sized. Your whole family will love their Blushing Delight apples, eaten fresh or turned into delicious pies and desserts.
- Perfect apple tree for the smallest garden
- Just 10 feet tall and 2 feet wide
- Grows well right across the country
- Delicious green apples with a pink blush
- Great tree for container-growing too
Plant your Blushing Delight Urban Apple Tree in a sunny location in well-drained soil of almost any kind. The narrow, upright shape means you can plant trees just 3 feet apart and have a whole orchard running along the side of your walkway. In spring you will admire the beauty of the pink and white blossoms that will smother the bare branches, turning into tiny baby apples that you can watch develop over summer into beautiful fruit. It is a good idea to plant a second, different Urban Apple Tree to make sure both of them give a bumper crop.
- Plant Hardiness Zones 4-8
- Mature Width 2
- Mature Height 8-10
- Sun Needs Full Sun
Apples are the most popular fruit in every home – so when we start thinking about growing our own fruit, it is obvious that apples would be the first choice. However, there can be some problems, especially if you don’t have a large garden. The first and literally the biggest is the size of a typical apple tree. Old-style apple trees can be more than 20 feet tall and 15 feet across, which not only means they take up a lot of space you may not have, it also makes picking the crop a major operation that is beyond many people’s ability. Secondly, almost all apples need a second, different variety to pollinate them and allow fruit to develop. So as if one tree wasn’t already too big, now you need two.
Gardeners didn’t give up however, and today we have unique apple trees available that will fit into any garden, no matter how small, and they can even be grown in containers if you don’t have any garden at all. Let us introduce you to the Blushing Delight Urban Apple Tree. These amazing trees were developed by world-class apple breeders and are not a gimmick, but a genuine solution to a real problem.
Growing Blushing Delight Urban Apple Trees
These remarkable trees naturally grow 8-10 feet tall, but only 18-24 inches wide, making a narrow column that will fit into any space. In the past it took complex growing and pruning techniques to keep apple trees to this size, but now it happens naturally. The Blushing Delight Urban Apple Tree forms a central trunk with short side-branches all the way up the stem – some people have described the shape as like a bottle-brush.
Unlike the tree however, the apples are full-sized, with a delicious sweet crunchiness you and your family will adore. They are green with a blush of pink or red when they are fully mature. Your apples will be ready to harvest around the middle of September, just in time for back-to-school snacks, as well as baking all those delicious pies and desserts. Not only is this tree useful, giving you tree-ripened apples straight from the smallest garden, but it is beautiful too, when the pink and white blossoms smother the tree in spring, full of promise of a bumper crop.
Hardiness
The Blushing Delight Urban Apple Tree is also hardy, growing right into zone 4, where winter temperatures can be minus 30 degrees. Yet they can also be grown in warmer areas too, everywhere except for Florida, southern Texas and coastal California. Plant your tree in a sunny location, in any kind of soil that drains well. In cold areas do not plant in a hollow, where water may linger and where late frosts can damage flowers.
Growing in a Pot or Container
To grow your tree in a container, choose a large pot that is 18-24 inches across, with good drainage holes. Fill the container with rich, potting soil for outdoor plants and place the pots in a sunny location. The trees should stay outdoors all year round. Use fertilizer for flowering or fruiting plants regularly as directed on the package. Water your trees thoroughly each time, until water flows out of the drainage holes and do not stand the pot in a saucer. Only water again when the top inch of soil has become dry.
Maximizing Your Harvest
Because the Urban Apple Tree is small, it begins to carry apples very early in life – within one or two years of planting – so you won’t have to wait long before starting to pick delicious fruit right off your own tree. To get a full harvest you need to plant a second, different variety nearby, but since the trees are so small, a second Urban Apple Tree can easily be fitted in. Good choices would be the Tangy Green Urban Apple Tree or the Tasty Red Urban Apple Tree. In fact, a mixed row of these trees, planted just 3 feet apart, makes a great natural hedge, perhaps dividing one part of your garden from another, or running along a pathway. It will be beautiful in spring, the developing and ripening fruit are a pleasure to see in summer and even in winter the intricate branching makes a lovely sight.
History and Origins of the Blushing Delight Urban Apple
‘Blushing Delight’ is part of the Urban Apple Tree range, developed earlier this century by Dr. Jaroslav Tupy, head of the Institute of Experimental Botany, Prague, in the Czech Republic. It is the result of years of extensive breeding to produce a new-generation of apples that make it possible to grow apples in the smallest gardens. These are special trees, so cheaper varieties will not be anything like the Blushing Delight Urban Apple Tree at all, and will only be a huge disappointment to you.
