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Malus Fruit Snacks® Sweet Treat™

A delicate balance of sweet and sour

Easy to grow and care for due to their size, Fruit Snacks® columnar apples are ideal choices for small spaces. Trees grow 8-10’ tall and should be planted on 2’ 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.

Aptly named for its mild, sweet taste and crisp flesh and skin, Sweet Treat™ delivers harmony to the home gardener at every level. Beginning in spring, a lovely blend of pink buds and white flowers will grace your garden space. A medium-sized, vigorous grower, this columnar apple brings a balanced acid-sugar ratio to the aromatic taste of its fruits. Trees are easy to grow, virus-free, and pest-resistant. Crunchy red apples blushed with green are so juicy they’ll make your mouth water! This is the perfect kid snack for after school; it is so crisp and sweet that they will return for more. As a bonus, Sweet Treat™ has good storage capabilities if you want to save some for later in the season!

Who Am I?

  • Common Name:
    Fruit Snacks® Sweet Treat™ columnar apple
  • Botanical Name:
    Malus 'UEB 4848/4 PPAF
  • Type:
    Tree

Cultural Details

TYPE

Tree
  • Light:
    Full sun
  • Soil:
    Average garden soil
  • Moisture:
    Moist, but well-drained. Drought tolerant once established.
  • Hardiness Zone
    5a-8
  • Bloom Time:
    mid spring
  • Bloom Color:
    Pink buds open to white flowers
  • Fruit Time
    midseason
  • Fruit Color
    Red with green blush
  • Fruit Flavor
    A delicate balance of sweet and sour
  • Fruit Chill Hours
    at least 500
  • Size:
    8-10' tall by 2-3' wide
  • Diseases & Pests:
    Good apple scab resistance.

What Makes Me Special?

This columnar apple brings a balanced acid-sugar ratio to the aromatic taste of its fruits.

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

Budding
Grafting

Who Am I?

  • Common Name:
    Fruit Snacks® Sweet Treat™ columnar apple
  • Botanical Name:
    Malus 'UEB 4848/4 PPAF
  • Type:
    Tree

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