Grow The McIntosh Apple Tree - Malus domestica "McIntosh"

Apple Trees > McIntosh Apple

Required ? Yes
Type : semi dwarf
Characteristics : sweet
Mature Height : 12-14 feet
Support Required : No
Bloom Period : Mid April
Sun Exposure : Full Sun
Will Produce Fruit In: 3-5 years
Harvest Period : Mid Sept
Soil Type : well drained
Zones : 4 - 6

The McIntosh Apple Tree - Malus domestica "McIntosh" :

The McIntosh apple is a early and heavy producer. The flesh is white, soft and fine-textured. The flavor is distinctively tangy and aromatic. The McIntosh has a rather tough skin that has mixed red and green coloring.

It's a favorite apple for eating out of hand but also is widely used in salads, sauces, pies. It is a mainstay in fresh cider and an all-time favorite for fresh eating and salads. It has a large fruit and is used in juice, pies, and eating raw.

The McIntosh apple tree grows best in Zones 4 to 6. More info on Hardiness Zones

Zone 4 -20 Degrees °F to -30 Degrees °F
Zone 6 -0 Degrees °F to +10 Degrees °F

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Apple Lore

1240 A.D. - Albertus Magnus of Cologne, bishop, naturalist, and influential philosopher, agonizes in his De Vegetabilibus over whether a fruit tree has a soul. Albertus' then novel philosophy is that the only way to advance knowledge of nature is by searching for nature's hidden principles rather than by relying on the writings of others, however venerable.

Discarding the scholastic concept of fruit as a ready-made product of creation, Albertus held that cultivars developed from wild forms, centuries before Darwin draws similar conclusions about the origin of species.

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