Malus Empire

Empire’ is a cross between ‘McIntosh’ and ‘Red Delicious’. The result is a crisp, medium-sized apple with dark, red-blushed skin and cream flesh that is sweet with a slightly tart flavor. Get ready for a bountiful harvest of quality fruit in mid September! A good disease resistant apple that bears young and reliably even in hot summer climates. Makes a good pollinator for ‘Winesap’,’Gravenstein’ and ‘Jonagold’. A tasty, fresh-eating apple with a good storage life.

• »  Great for Fresh Eating!
• »  Crisp, medium-sized apple
• »  Dark, red-blushed skin
• »  Cream flesh that is sweet and slightly tart
• »  Bountiful mid September harvest
• »  Disease resistant
• »  Bears young and reliably
• »  Good storage life