Slack Ma Girdle Apple
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A late, sweet, cider apple with greenish-yellow skin overlaid with bright red stripes. Vigorous trees crop in mid- to late autumn. Requires a group 1, 2, or 3 pollinator.
Description:
'Slack Ma Girdle' is a late sweet cider apple. An attractive fruit, the ground color is pale green flushed with bright red. The flesh is sweet, chewy, and pale green. It produces a pleasant juice, good on its own but is much better mixed with a brisker cider. It can also be used as an ingredient in jams! This apple variety also goes by the name 'Woodbine.'
History:
It originates from Devon, and unfortunately, its parentage is unknown.
Pollination Partners:
For optimal fruit production, 'Slack Ma Girdle' requires a pollination partner. Suitable partners include:
Apple Dunkertons Late
Apple Hangy Down
Apple Morgans Sweet
These pollination partners fall into the group 1, 2, or 3 categories.
May be susceptible to aphids, including woolly aphid and rosy apple aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, codling moth and other caterpillars
"Disease resistance: Average
Scab (Apple and Pear): Very resistant
Canker: Some susceptibility
Bitter pit: Some susceptibility"
"Frost resistance of blossom: Good resistance Climate suitability: Temperate climates Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F) Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C) Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)"
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A late, sweet, cider apple with greenish-yellow skin overlaid with bright red stripes. Vigorous trees crop in mid- to late autumn. Requires a group 1, 2, or 3 pollinator.
Description:
'Slack Ma Girdle' is a late sweet cider apple. An attractive fruit, the ground color is pale green flushed with bright red. The flesh is sweet, chewy, and pale green. It produces a pleasant juice, good on its own but is much better mixed with a brisker cider. It can also be used as an ingredient in jams! This apple variety also goes by the name 'Woodbine.'
History:
It originates from Devon, and unfortunately, its parentage is unknown.
Pollination Partners:
For optimal fruit production, 'Slack Ma Girdle' requires a pollination partner. Suitable partners include:
Apple Dunkertons Late
Apple Hangy Down
Apple Morgans Sweet
These pollination partners fall into the group 1, 2, or 3 categories.
May be susceptible to aphids, including woolly aphid and rosy apple aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, codling moth and other caterpillars
"Disease resistance: Average
Scab (Apple and Pear): Very resistant
Canker: Some susceptibility
Bitter pit: Some susceptibility"
"Frost resistance of blossom: Good resistance Climate suitability: Temperate climates Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F) Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C) Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)"
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Water Needs / Maintence
Moderate to High/ Moderate
Spaced Apart
4-8m
Pollination Group
Overall Height
4-8m
Species
Malus domestica