The rock-star, cold-hardy apple from Minnesota.
Redfield Apple on B.118 (Spring 2024)
A unique, late-season, red-fleshed apple.
This is an extremely cold-hardy (to zone 3), vigorous tree with slight resistance to fireblight and high resistance to scab. It has striking red wood and pink blossoms.
Redfield is a beautiful, large apple with a deep, dark red skin that wears a fine net of russet. The dramatically red flesh is firm and yields a red juice with a tart, aromatic, and astringent flavor. Redfield will not store for more than a couple of weeks, but it is a fantastic baking and preserves apple. Too acidic for fresh eating (for most palates), it has, however, found favor with cider makers; it makes a lovely, bittersweet, blush cider.
Developed by the Geneva research station in NY, Redfield is a cross of Wolf River and Malus niedzwetzkyana that was released in 1938.
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The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Cider, Cold-Hardy, Red Flesh
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: cider, baking, jelly, sauce
Cider classification: bittersweet
Storage duration: less than one month (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: red
Flesh color: red
Fruit Origins
Parentage: Wolf River x Malus niedzwetzkyana
Origin: Geneva, New York
Introduced in: 1938
Introduced by: NYSAES
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 3 - 7
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Nov 03 (approximate, in New York State) + 49 days after McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: B.118 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Semi-Standard (90% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 24'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
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Fireblight: Resistant
Apple Scab: Very Resistant
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 3
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Semi-Standard (90% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
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