Columnar apple tree (Malus domestica) ILZE

Columnar Apple (Malus domestica) 'Ilze'

A Swedish columnar variety with high resistance and tasty fruits.

'Ilze' is a Swedish winter columnar apple variety, valued for its compact and decorative growth, high resistance to frost and diseases, and good annual yield. It produces large, dark red fruits with a tasty, sweet to sweet-tart flavour.

Main advantages of the variety:

• Compact and decorative growth.
• High frost and disease resistance.
• Good to high, annual yield.
• Tasty, sweet to sweet-tart fruits.
• Early entry into bearing.

Origin and Registration

• Country of origin: Sweden
• Breeder: Information not available.
• Institution: Information not available.
• Crossing: Information not available.
• Registration: Information not available.

Variety Characteristics

Tree

• Growth: Medium-vigorous, grows to a height of 2 – 3 m.
• Crown: Columnar, compact, with a diameter of 50 – 70 cm.
• Pollination: It is cross-pollinated.

Fruit

• Size: Large.
• Shape and colour: Oblate, slightly ribbed. The colour is dark red.
• Flesh: Juicy.
• Flavour: Tasty, sweet to sweet-tart, aromatic.
• Use: Versatile (fresh consumption, processing).

Resistance and Requirements

• Frost resistance: High.
• Disease resistance: Resistant, especially to scab.
• Requirements: Requires a sunny or partially shaded location and fertile, well-drained, moderately moist soil.

Cultivation Recommendations

• Thanks to its compact growth, it is suitable for small gardens and for growing in containers.
• To ensure a harvest, it is essential to plant another apple variety nearby as a pollinator.

Harvest and Storage

• Harvest time: Late September to early October.
• Yield: Good to high, annual.
• Entry into bearing: Early.