A very beautiful heirloom apple that stores well.
Redfree Apple on G.11 (Spring 2025)
An attractive, disease-resistant summer apple, perfect for the back yard. Also known as Co-op 13.
Very disease resistant and adaptable to a wide range of growing conditions, this upright and vigorous tree is perfect for the beginner grower or the organic gardener. It is field immune to apple scab and resistant to all other major apple diseases. Redfree will produce reliably annual crops of attractive, red apples.
Ripening toward the end of August in upstate NY, this summer apple is medium sized, glossy red over yellow, and crisp. The flavor is mild and subacid. The fruit will both hold to the tree for a couple of weeks after ripening and store for up to two months after harvest. As an added benefit for the home grower, the ripening season of Redfree is spread out, requiring several pickings.
Redfree comes from the breeding program at Rutgers, Purdue, and Illinois Universities. Bred specifically for disease resistance, this cultivar has Wealthy, Jonathan, Rome Beauty, and Malus floribunda in its ancestry.
Please Confirm
The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Disease-Resistant, Cold-Hardy, Hot-Climate
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating
Storage duration: one to three months (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: red
Flesh color: cream
Fruit Origins
Parentage: Raritan x PRI 1018-9
Origin: Indiana
Introduced in: 1981
Introduced by: Purdue, Rutgers, and Illinois universities
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 4 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Aug 25 (approximate, in New York State) 21 days before McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: G.11 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Dwarf (25% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 8'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Apple Scab: Immune
Fireblight: Resistant
Powdery Mildew: Resistant
Cedar-Apple Rust: Very Resistant
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 3
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Dwarf (25% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
This table shows the first few results from a full search for pollenizers of Redfree Apple on G.11. Please see our Pollenizer Search to run other queries and read how the application uses various factors. Also read more about fruit tree pollination.
| Tree | Currently in Stock |
|---|---|
| Macoun Apple on G.41 | 339 |
| Chisel Jersey Apple on G.41 | 289 |
| Dabinett Apple on G.41 | 232 |
| Sweet Coppin Apple on G.41 | 225 |
| Brown Snout Apple on G.41 | 213 |
| Triumph™ Apple on G.41 | 183 |
| Graniwinkle Apple on G.41 | 166 |
| Redfield Apple on G.41 | 165 |
| Tolman Sweet Apple on G.41 | 149 |
| Campfield Apple on G.41 | 143 |
| Stoke Red Apple on G.41 | 139 |
See all pollination matches for Redfree Apple on G.11
Featured Products
A few things we're loving right now...
Arkansas Black Apple on G.214
Hosui Pear on OHxF 97
An Asian pear of exceptionally high quality.
Honeycrisp Apple on G.214
The rock-star, cold-hardy apple from Minnesota.
Contender Peach on BY520-9. Nematode Resistant Peach/nectarine
An excellent late-blooming, yellow-fleshed peach.