BLUSHING DELIGHT columnar apple

🌿 Columnar Apple Tree ‘Blushing Delight’

🔸 Full name

• Common name: Columnar Apple Tree ‘Blushing Delight’
• Botanical name: Malus domestica ‘Blushing Delight’
• Type: Columnar (dwarf) fruit tree

🌸 General description

• Habit: Columnar, very compact and upright, with no spreading side branches.
• Mature height: 2 to 3 m
• Width: Approximately 40 to 60 cm
• Growth: Medium to fast
• Special feature: Ideal for small gardens, terraces, balconies, and container growing.

🍎 Fruit

• Size: Medium to large
• Color: Pinkish red on a creamy yellow background, very decorative
• Flesh: White, crisp, juicy and sweet, slightly tart
• Harvest period: Late September to October
• Storage: Keeps for several weeks in a cool place
• Use: For eating, in compotes or pies

🌼 Flowering

• Flowering month: April
• Flowers: Pale pink to white, honey-producing
• Advantage: Very decorative in spring

🌱 Cultivation and care

• Exposure: Sunny to partial shade
• Soil: Rich, cool, well-drained (avoid excess water)
• Watering: Regular, especially in pots and during dry periods
• Pruning: Very light; remove damaged or poorly oriented branches
• Fertilization: Fruit tree fertilizer in spring

🌾 Pollination

• Type: Self-fertile but better production with another apple tree nearby (e.g., ‘Golden Delicious’, ‘Polka’, ‘Bolero’)
• Compatible flowering: April

🪴 Growing in pots

• Container: Minimum 40 L
• Substrate: Soil for fruit shrubs or a mixture of garden soil + compost + sand
• Repotting: Every 2–3 years
• Wintering: Protect the root ball from frost if the pot is exposed

🧊 Hardiness

• Cold resistance: Down to -20°C
• Disease resistance: Good tolerance to scab and powdery mildew

💡 Advantages

✅ Ideal for small spaces
✅ Tasty and decorative fruit
✅ Low maintenance
✅ Self-fertile and productive