Product Overview
State Fair Apple
Malus 'State Fair'
Height: 20 feet
Spread: 20 feet
Sunlight:
Hardiness Zone: 3
Description:
A hardy bright red apple with good flavor, early harvest,
keeps very well; eating apples are high maintenance and
need a second pollinator; the perfect combination of
accent and fruit tree, needs well-drained soil and full sun
Edible Qualities
State Fair Apple is a small tree that is typically grown for its edible qualities. It produces red round apples
(which are botanically known as 'pomes') with hints of light green and white flesh which are usually ready
for picking from early to mid fall. The apples have a sweet taste and a crisp texture.
The apples are most often used in the following ways:
- Fresh Eating
- Cooking
- Baking
Features & Attributes
State Fair Apple features showy clusters of lightly-scented white flowers with shell pink overtones along
the branches in mid spring, which emerge from distinctive pink flower buds. It has forest green foliage
throughout the season. The pointy leaves turn yellow in fall. The fruits are showy red apples with hints of
light green, which are carried in abundance in early fall. The fruit can be messy if allowed to drop on the
lawn or walkways, and may require occasional clean-up.
This is a deciduous tree with a more or less rounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape,
but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. This is a
high maintenance plant that will require regular care and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once
the threat of extreme cold has passed.
