Fruit characteristics: The Lady Williams apple is a medium sized, round or conical apple with a thin bright red skin, and can sometimes have feint speckled spots on its skin. Is has smooth, firm, crisp texture, with a creamy white flesh. Lady Williams apples can be tart if harvested early but at maturity, develop a balanced, sweet tangy taste. It is a very prolific cropper, thinning of the fruit is recommended, even if the tree is espaliered.
Lady Williams apples are a very late harvesting apple (even as late as June!) and is not recommended for Alpine climates or areas with a reduced growing season due to elevation or terrain, limiting sun exposure and shortening the season.
Blossoms: Beautiful light pink blossoms in Spring.
Pollination Information: Requires cross pollination with a suitable flowering apple. (please note your apple tree will be sold with the correct pollinator for your variety, unless you order a single graft apple tree).
Preferred Climate: 'COLD Climate' apple that is suitable for cold*, cool temperate to warm arid temperate climates. Not recommended for alpine or reduced season cold climate areas (see description above).
Chill Hours: 300 hours
Fruiting Season: April - July
Height: When planted in the ground our multi-grafted Apple Fruit Salad Trees will grow to approximately 2.5 metres (2 metres wide)
pH Range: 6.5-7.5
Did you know? Lady Williams apples have exceptional keeping qualities and can be stored in a cool dark place for 3 months plus.
