Columnar Apple Trees

The Urban Apple series is a collection of columnar apple trees specially bred for compact, upright growth, making them perfect for small spaces, urban gardens, container planting, or hedges. 

 The trees reach 8-10 feet in height, but stay only 2-3 feet wide. The Urban Apple series was bred by Dr. Jaroslav Tupy of the Czech Republic and released in 2011. Compared to the original columnar apples, the Urban Apple series have longer branches, that grow vertically.

Despite their small footprint, Urban Apple trees produce full-sized apples with exceptional flavour. The Urban Apple series offers multiple cultivars, each with its own unique colour and taste, providing a range of options for fresh eating, baking, or cider.

When considering yield per square foot, columnar apples can compete with or surpass regular apple trees. Several columnar trees can fit into a small area and allow you to harvest multiple varieties in the same amount of space as one large tree.

Urban Apple columnar trees are low maintenance, requiring minimal pruning to keep their shape. They are also all scab and mildew resistant, cold hardy to Zone 4, and ripen mid-season.

Trees in the Urban Apple series each require cross-pollination by another variety of apple. All of the varieties offered bloom mid-season and will cross-pollinate each other. They will also cross-pollinate with dwarf and standard size apple and crabapple trees that also bloom mid-season.

Varieties

Urban Apple 'Blushing Delight' 

• Greenish-yellow apples with a red blush and white flesh. Slightly sweeter than Tasty Red.

Urban Apple 'Golden Treat'

• Golden apples. Start out tart but get sweeter the longer they are on the tree. Firm, crisp. 

Urban Apple 'Tangy Green'

• Lime green apples. Crisp, tart flavour, similar to Granny Smith. 

Urban Apple 'Tasty Red' 

• Bright red apples. Sweet, classic apple flavour. Firm and juicy.

General Info

Scientific name: Malus x 
Light requirements: Full sun 
Full-grown size: 8-10'' tall, by only 2-3' wide
Hardiness: Zone 4

Pollination: Cross-pollination required. (Need two different apple varieties within 500' of each other. Columnar, dwarf and standard apple trees can all cross-pollinate with each other if they bloom at the same time.)
Wildlife: Attracts pollinators and wildlife.

Origin: Bred by Dr. Jaroslav Tupy of the Czech Republic and released in 2011.

Noteworthy: Trees grow in the shape of a column. Very productive per square foot. 

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