TANGY GREEN columnar apple tree

🌳 Tangy Green™ Columnar Apple Tree

🔹 Identification

• Botanical name: Malus domestica ‘Tangy Green’
• Type: Columnar apple tree (compact vertical growth)
• Series: Urban Apple® – Czech Republic
• Hardiness: Zones 4 to 9
• Pollination: Not self-fertile

🌸 Tree

• Height: 2.5 to 3 m
• Width: 0.6 to 1 m
• Habit: Upright, very narrow, ideal for balconies, small gardens, or fruit hedges
• Flowering: Spring (mid-season)
• Compatible pollinators: Tasty Red™, Golden Treat™, Blushing Delight™

🍏 Fruit

• Size: Medium
• Color: Bright green (similar to Granny Smith)
• Flesh: White, firm and crisp
• Taste: Tart, refreshing, very balanced
• Harvest: Late September to early October
• Storage: Excellent (several weeks to 1–2 months in a cool place)

🌾 Cultivation

• Exposure: Full sun (for good ripening)
• Soil: Deep, fertile, well-drained
• Watering: Regular, especially in pots
• Pruning: Light—remove overly long side shoots
• Production: Good and regular from the second year onwards

✅ Advantages

• Rare tart flavor for a columnar apple tree
• Very decorative (green fruit on dense foliage)
• Suitable for small spaces and container growing
  

⚠️ Things to watch out for

• Not self-fertile → requires a pollinator
• Requires good light to develop sugar content