Millstream Apple

Other Names: Mill Stream Apple

Description:

Attractive flowering tree with yellow-green colored apples that are streaked with red; apples are good for eating fresh, cooking, one month storage; showy red flower buds open to fragrant white flowers; prune regularly to train; aphid susceptibility

Ornamental Features:

Millstream Apple is clothed in stunning clusters of fragrant white flowers along the branches in early spring before the leaves. It has dark green foliage throughout the season. The pointy leaves turn yellow in fall. The fruits are showy green pomes carried in abundance from early to late fall, which are excellent for cooking and baking and fresh eating but which can be messy if allowed to drop on the lawn or walkways. The rough brown bark is not particularly outstanding.

Landscape Attributes:

Millstream Apple is a deciduous tree with a shapely form and gracefully arching branches. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This tree will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting bees and birds to your yard. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

• Messy
• Insects

Millstream Apple is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• General Garden Use
• Orchard/Edible Landscaping

Plant Characteristics:

Millstream Apple will grow to be about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 2 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more.

This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder zones.

This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.