
Don't shy away from this crabapple, the Rosybrook is a great snack sized apple - perfect for little hands!
Simply delicious, the Rosybrook Crabapple tastes sweet with a lovely flavour and a crunchy bite. It has yellowish-green skin, eventually covered with a lovely rosy hue when fully ripe. These make for a great all purpose apple from fresh eating, pies to canning and makes a fantastic juice. Fruit averages around 4 to 5 cm (2") in size and ripens early to middle of September. Keeps up to three months in cold storage. Released by the Alberta Horticulture Research Centre in Brooks Alberta in 1980.
Hardiness Zone: 2
Height at Maturity: 5.4 meters (18 feet)
Spread: 4.6 meters (15 feet)
Soil Preference: Well drained
Light: Full sun
Pollination: Self-sterile (Needs another apple tree nearby for best pollination)
Latin Name: Malus 'Rosybrook'