Mammoth Blacktwig Semi-dwarf Apple Malus Pumila 5 Gal

Blacktwig (Mammoth Blacktwig):  The muddy history of this apple places its origin in Virginia, Tennessee, or Arkansas during the 1800’s. This apple tends to be tart and of unparalleled fresh eating quality. It can also be used for cider or cooking,and is known to keep well. The tree is resistant to several apple diseases including fireblight and cedar apple rust. The tree tends to be productive, even on poor quality soils. The apple is above medium to large, skin green with a deep red and several red stripes. Its flesh is white, almost yellow, firm, juicy, and mildly subacid. Ripens late September through October.

Mammoth Blacktwig is a Triploid apple, meaning it is sterile. It will not help pollinate other trees in your orchard. If planting a Triploid apple tree, you will need two other varieties which can cross-pollinate each other as well as the triploid variety.

Another alternative is to plant a white blooming Crabapple tree in the area to aid in cross pollination of any apple tree.

Rootstock: MM.111

Flowering group: 5*

*Flowering group indicates bloom period for cross-pollination. All the apple trees we carry will need cross pollination from another (different) apple tree. For best pollination, choose 2 or more trees that have the same Flowering group or an adjacent group. For example: Flowering group 3 tree can be pollinated by groups 2, 3 and 4