An attractive, highly disease-resistant apple, ideal for organic growers.
Redfree Apple on G.890 (Spring 2024)
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.890 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Half-Standard (60% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 18'
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:
Half-Standard (60% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
This table shows the first few results from a full search for pollenizers of Redfree Apple on G.890. Please see our Pollenizer Search to run other queries and read how the application uses various factors. Also read more about fruit tree pollination.
See all pollination matches for Redfree Apple on G.890
Featured Products
A few things we're loving right now...
Enterprise Apple on G.890
Carolina Belle Peach on BY520-9. Nematode Resistant Peach/nectarine
A full-flavored, freestone white peach.
Roxbury Russet Apple on G.935
One of America's oldest apples, good for storage, baking, and cider.
Fantasia Nectarine on BY520-9. Nematode Resistant Peach/nectarine
A widely-grown, large, yellow-fleshed nectarine.