The Red Sparkle apple has a distinctive flavour similar to a MacIntosh apple with nutty overtones. These sweet, crisp and juicy apples are excellent for fresh eating, cooking and juicing.
The Red Sparkle apples are green with bright red blush in colour and average 5 to 6 cm (2+") in diameter. The apples ripen between the middle to late September and keeps up to three months in cold storage.
Released in 1990 from the Alberta Special Crops and Horticultural Research Centre, Brooks, Alberta.
Hardiness Zone: 3
Height at Maturity: 5.4 meters (18 feet)
Spread: 4.9 meters (16 feet)
Soil Preference: Well drained
Light: Full sun
Pollination: Self-sterile (Needs another apple tree nearby for best pollination)
Latin Name: Malus ‘Red Sparkle’