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Malus Fruit Snack® Tangy Green™

Juicy with a tart taste and crisp acidic tang

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Fruit Snacks™, Real fruit you can reach and eat.
Skinny apple trees that need minimal pruning.

It all started with an apple, but that certainly isn’t where the Fruit Snacks™ line ends.

Everyone is trying to eat healthy. These perfectly upright, dwarf & skinny apple trees make it easier for consumers to pick delicious homegrown snacks right from their backyard.  

You must plant two different apple trees to get fruits. The bees will do the rest. 

Fruit Snacks™ are perfect for small spaces; they make lovely hedges and will grow perfectly in pots. Everyone can grow some Fruit Snacks™. No harsh chemicals are required because the Fruit Snacks™ line was bred by the best apple breeders in Europe to be rust-resistant and virus free. Apples are just the beginning. Different fruits will be added in the future. 

Did you know apple trees have really pretty flowers? Beautiful flowers to feed the bees in the spring and truly tasty fruits in the fall. 

Anyone can grow Fruit Snacks™. Everyone should.

About Tangy Green™

If you enjoy the crisp, tart flavor of a Granny Smith apple, then you’re going to love Tangy Green™! Juicy, with a tart taste and crisp acidic tang, Tangy Green™ is perfect for snacking and for pies. With the arrival of spring comes soft pink to white flowers, a magnificent look if multiple trees are planted for privacy.
Apple-green in color and strikingly round, its fruits form in abundance on spurs along the main stem. As a columnar apple, this variety takes up a lot less growing space than a standard apple, so now, even with limited yard space, you can grow your own apples!

Easy to grow and care for due to their size, Fruit Snacks™ columnar apples are ideal choices for small spaces. Tangy Green™ is our most vigorous growing columnar, so plan on mature trees of 10-14' tall and a wider branching habit. Tangy Green™ should be planted on 2-3' centers for best results. Their cold hardiness and disease resistance make them a reliable choice for an edible privacy hedge or as accent plants in large containers. Like other apples, you will need two different varieties for pollination. Most Fruit Snacks™ apples bloom mid-season and will be good pollinizers for the others.

Who Am I?

  • Common Name:
    Fruit Snacks® Tangy Green™ apple
  • Botanical Name:
    Malus 'GreenCats'
  • Type:
    Tree

Cultural Details

TYPE

Tree
  • Light:
    Full sun
  • Soil:
    Average garden soil
  • Moisture:
    Moist, but well-drained.
  • Hardiness Zone
    5a-8
  • Bloom Time:
    mid spring
  • Bloom Color:
    White to soft pink
  • Fruit Time
    midseason
  • Fruit Color
    Lime green
  • Fruit Flavor
    Juicy with a tart taste and crisp acidic tang
  • Fruit Chill Hours
    at least 500
  • Size:
    10-14' tall by 3-5' wide
  • Diseases & Pests:
    Good rust and apple scab resistance.

What Makes Me Special?

If Granny SMith® apples are too tart for you, try Tangy Green™. It combines tart, sweet and crisp all into one delicious apple.

Landscape Use

Containers, specimen, backyard orchard

Pruning

Prune these columnar apples only to shape if needed. They really do not need pruning - they are bred for small spaces.

Propagation

Grafting

Who Am I?

  • Common Name:
    Fruit Snacks® Tangy Green™ apple
  • Botanical Name:
    Malus 'GreenCats'
  • Type:
    Tree

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