Apples · 2027 season
Red Delicious Apple Tree
Malus domestica
Needs a partnerThe classic deep-red sweet apple.
- #7 container
- About 1.25" caliper
Pick up in Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March. Pay cash, check, Venmo or PayPal at pickup.
Red Delicious is the classic deep-red apple with the tall shape and five bumps on the bottom. Picked fresh from your own tree, it's sweeter and crisper than the supermarket version.
It's best for fresh eating rather than baking. Trees are vigorous and productive.
Red and Golden (Yellow) Delicious are a classic pollination pair.
Red Delicious was found in Iowa and introduced as ‘Delicious’ in 1895. It's one of the better standard apples for fire blight and rust resistance. Rutgers shows it ready around October 2 in Salem County.
How it tastes
Sweet and mellow with very low acidity. Picked ripe from your own tree it's crisp and juicy, much better than the soft, mealy store version. The skin is thick and slightly bitter.
At a glance
- You get
- #7 container, about 1.25" caliper (trunk thickness 6 inches above the soil; each tree varies a little)
- Hardiness zones
- USDA 4–8 (Salem County is 7)
- Blooms
- Mid season
- Ripens
- Late September to early October
- Starts bearing
- Usually 2–4 years after planting
- Mature size
- Depends on rootstock; ask us
- Pollination
- Needs a partner
- Botanical name
- Malus domestica
- Price
- $88 each, paid at pickup
- Pickup
- Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March
The fruit
- Looks
- Medium-large, solid deep red, tall shape
- Flavor
- Sweet, low acid
- Best for
- Fresh
- Keeps
- Several months in cold storage
Pollination
Needs a different apple (or a flowering crabapple) blooming nearby. Any of the partners below will do it.
Good partners from our list
Growing tips
Watch for: Susceptible to apple scab. Resistant to fire blight, moderately resistant to mildew, and very resistant to cedar-apple rust
- Full sun (at least 6–8 hours) and soil that drains well. Avoid low spots where water sits in spring.
- Mature size depends on the rootstock the tree is grafted onto. Ask us if space is tight.
- Water deeply once a week through the first summer, more often in heat waves.
- Pick off all fruit for the first two years. After that, thin the young fruit to one apple per cluster in early summer for bigger apples and a crop every year.
- Prune in late winter while the tree is dormant to open up the center to light and air.
Spray schedule: Apple Pest Control Schedule for New Jersey Home Orchards (Rutgers Cooperative Extension, fact sheet FS112)
New to planting fruit trees? Read our step-by-step planting guide: square hole, graft above the soil, native soil, and no fruit for the first two years.
Photos show the variety, not the exact plant you’ll get. Reservations are for the 2027 season, picked up at our farm in Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March, and aren’t guaranteed until we confirm them. Questions? Ask us or call or text (856) 345‑4538.
