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Apple Bolero Columnar Bare Root Plant Apple Tree for Gardens Supplied as a potted tree in a 5 litre pot, ready to plant
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Perfect for small spaces or patio pots, this apple will perform just as well as any other, but in an incredibly compact form!
‘Bolero’ is a Ballerina apple tree, grown to be naturally columnar in shape and almost without branches. As this is achieved by breeding instead of pruning, the tree will maintain its upright shape without the need for skilled pruning or training. ‘Bolero’ apples are sweet, crisp and juicy, medium sized, and ready to pick from September. Ideal for eating fresh or for cooking, this is a wonderful way to grow your own apples!
Reaching just 2m in height after 5 years, Ballerina 'Bolero' is so easy to harvest as the apples naturally occur on small spurs close to the main stem instead of on branches. As well as being a productive fruit tree, it makes a spectacular ornamental tree when grown in a large pot, superb as a patio plant and wonderful displayed either side of a doorway or garden gate where you can really appreciate their lovely pink flushed, white spring blossom followed by a good crop of juicy apples.
Supplied as a potted tree in a 5 litre pot, ready to plant. Growing to 2m in 5 years
- Outdoors
- Outdoors
- Neutral
- Winter
- Spring
- Keep well-watered, and if growing in a pot, use a good quality, soil-based compost.
- Apply a slow-release fertiliser such as blood, fish and bone, in early spring, and mulch to retain moisture. Water regularly, and don't let the soil dry out if planted in pots. Established trees don't require radical pruning - just take off any diseased, dying and damaged branches in late winter. Look at the overall shape and aim for an open structure of branches and remove any that cross over so they don't damage each other.
Features and benefits
- A fantastic way to grow you own delicious apples in a small space!
- So easy to harvest with apples naturally growing on small spurs close to the main stem.
- Productive fruit trees and spectacular garden ornamentals when grown in a large pot.
- Ballerina 'Bolero' has lovely pinky-white spring blossom followed by sweet, juicy green and red apples.
- Supplied as a potted tree in a 5 litre pot, ready to plant. Growing to 2m in 5 years.
Specifications
| Manufacturer guarantee | Statutory |
|---|---|
| Attracts pollinators | Attracts pollinators |
| Edible | Edible |
| Flowering period | Spring |
| Harvesting period | Autumn |
| Latin name | Apple |
| Planting period | Winter |
| Variety | Bolero |
| Plant position | Any location |
| Watering instructions | Moderate |
| Product code | 5056214048791 |