Liberty Apple is a fruit producing deciduous tree that is known for its extreme disease resistance and produces mid season fruits that ripens in late summer. The deep red thick skinned apples have crisp juicy flesh with a sweet tart flavor that leans more tart. Fruits best with full sun and moist well-drained soils. Liberty is self pollinating but a pollinator would increase yield, is immune to scab, and resistant to mildew, cedar apple rust and fire blight.
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Origins: |
Central Asia and Afghanistan |
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Height: |
15' - 20' |
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Spread: |
12’ - 15' |
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Spacing: |
15' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 9 |
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Bloom Color: |
White |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: High Maintenance. Water Regularly. Potential issues include apple scab, cedar apple rust, fire blight, leaf spot and and powdery mildew. Possible pests are aphids, maggots, boreres, and spider mites. Most commercially available Apples are grafted onto their rootstock, resulting in dwarf (8-10ft), Semi-dwarf (12-15ft) or standard tree heights all with full sized fruits. Ask the provider the rootstock classification for estimated size. Dwarf stock is easier to maintain and produces fruit at an earlier age.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Gardens, Shade Tree, Edible Garden, and Container.
COMPANION PLANTS: Apple, Shasta Daisy, Bugleweed
IMAGE: Liberty Apple Orchard, Liberty Apples!
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
