Malus x ‘Rescue’
Small fruit is very sweet for eating fresh and good for canning. Ripens in late August. The tree is very productive. Developed at the research station in Scott, Saskatchewan in 1936. All apples, crabapples and applecrabs are closely related and can be used to cross pollinate each other.
Height: 20′
Spread: 20′
Light Needs: Full Sun
Hardiness Zone: 2
Foliage Colour: Green
Fall Foliage: Yellow
Growth Habit: Upright, Spreading
Flower Colour: White
Blooms: Spring
Fruit Colour: Yellow, Red Stripes
Fruit Size: 3-4 cm
Fruit Timing: Ripe Late August
Fruit Use: Fresh Eating, Juicing, Canning
Key Features: Edible Fruit (Tart Taste), Spring Blooms
Landscape Uses: Accent, Shade, Orchard
Pollination: Requires a Pollinator