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Redfree apple

Medium size, glossy fruit with 90% bright red color. Smooth, waxy, russet-free skin. Light flesh is crisp and juicy.

A disease resistant summer apple developed by PRI.  The scab resistance comes from the incorporation of Malus floribunda, a crab apple.

Last updated 01 Mar 2012.

Summary

  • Species: Malus domestica
  • Parentage: Raritan x PRI 1018-101
  • Origin: United States
  • Introduced: 1981
  • Developed by: PRI (Purdue, Rutgers, Illinois Co Op)
  • Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 187100

Using

  • Ripening period: Early season

Growing

  • Cropping: Good
  • Flowering period: Mid season
  • Flowering group: 3
  • Good pollinator: Yes
  • Vigour: Slightly large

Disease resistance

  • Scab  - Very resistant
  • Mildew  - Some resistance
  • Cedar apple rust  - Some resistance
  • Fireblight  - Some susceptibility

Relationships to other varieties

Parents and other ancestors of this variety:

Redfree identification photos from official fruit collections


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Redfree identification photos from website visitors



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Current rating: 4.0 out of 5. Total votes cast: 1
 

Visitor comments

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20 Sep 2011 MattWISCONSIN, United States
Redfree are nice early season eating apples. The flavor is balanced sweet with a bit of zing but very mild over all. The best feature of these apples are their outstanding texture when eaten out of hand. Redfree apples are a simple refreshing treat that has built disease resistance. I prefer William's Pride to Redfree. W.P. is also an early dessert-quality apple with disease resistance but seems to have something more to the flavor than just sweet. I say try both!

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Mature heights for Redfree trees

This table shows the likely mature height for a Redfree tree taking into account the vigor of the variety, the rootstock, and soil conditions.

Rootstock Soil quality
Poor Below average Average Above average Very good
P22 2.8 ft
0.9 m		 3.5 ft
1.1 m		 4.2 ft
1.3 m		 5.3 ft
1.6 m		 6.3 ft
1.9 m
M27 3.2 ft
1.0 m		 4.0 ft
1.2 m		 4.8 ft
1.5 m		 6.0 ft
1.8 m		 7.2 ft
2.2 m
M9 4.8 ft
1.5 m		 6.0 ft
1.8 m		 7.2 ft
2.2 m		 9.0 ft
2.8 m		 10.8 ft
3.3 m
Bud.9 4.8 ft
1.5 m		 6.0 ft
1.8 m		 7.2 ft
2.2 m		 9.0 ft
2.8 m		 10.8 ft
3.3 m
Geneva 11 4.8 ft
1.5 m		 6.0 ft
1.8 m		 7.2 ft
2.2 m		 9.0 ft
2.8 m		 10.8 ft
3.3 m
Geneva 16 5.6 ft
1.7 m		 7.0 ft
2.1 m		 8.4 ft
2.6 m		 10.5 ft
3.2 m		 12.6 ft
3.9 m
M26 6.0 ft
1.8 m		 7.5 ft
2.3 m		 9.0 ft
2.8 m		 11.3 ft
3.5 m		 13.5 ft
4.1 m
Geneva 30 6.4 ft
2.0 m		 8.0 ft
2.5 m		 9.6 ft
2.9 m		 12.0 ft
3.7 m		 14.4 ft
4.4 m
MM102 6.4 ft
2.0 m		 8.0 ft
2.5 m		 9.6 ft
2.9 m		 12.0 ft
3.7 m		 14.4 ft
4.4 m
M7 7.2 ft
2.2 m		 9.0 ft
2.8 m		 10.8 ft
3.3 m		 13.5 ft
4.1 m		 16.2 ft
5.0 m
M116 7.2 ft
2.2 m		 9.0 ft
2.8 m		 10.8 ft
3.3 m		 13.5 ft
4.1 m		 16.2 ft
5.0 m
MM106 8.0 ft
2.5 m		 10.0 ft
3.1 m		 12.0 ft
3.7 m		 15.0 ft
4.6 m		 18.0 ft
5.5 m
MM111 9.2 ft
2.8 m		 11.5 ft
3.5 m		 13.8 ft
4.2 m		 17.3 ft
5.3 m		 20.7 ft
6.3 m
Bud.118 10.4 ft
3.2 m		 13.0 ft
4.0 m		 15.6 ft
4.8 m		 19.5 ft
6.0 m		 23.4 ft
7.2 m
M25 11.6 ft
3.6 m		 14.5 ft
4.4 m		 17.4 ft
5.3 m		 21.8 ft
6.7 m		 26.1 ft
8.0 m

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