Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Silken Apple Bareroot

History: Silken was developed at the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre in Summerland, BC. In 1982, plant breeders R.A. MacDonald and W.D. Lane made a cross between Honeygold and Sunrise, eventually selecting this seedling due to its unique pale colouration and excellent flavour and texture. Silken was named after the Canadian rower Silken Laumann and released to markets in 1999 but failed to succeed due to its relatively short storage time. It is most commonly found grown in backyards and for purchase at farmers' markets. Silken often makes an appearance at the University of British Columbia's Apple Festival. 

Why We Grow It: Although it failed to take off commercially, Silken is an excellent early fresh-eating apple. It is attractive with pale yellow skin sometimes with a faint pinkish blush. The fruit has crisp, juicy flesh that is quite sweet with a little bit of acidity. The tree grows quickly and tends to start bearing fruit at a young age.

$56.50

Rootstock
Size

14 in stock

Fruit Traits:

Recommended Use: Fresh eating

Fruit Size: Medium

Storage: Keeps until October when refrigerated

Harvest: September - Early

Cider Class (if applicable):

Tree Traits:

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 5

Soil Preferance: Sandy loam, loam, clay loam. Prefers average to moist conditions, avoid planting anywhere that floods for more than two weeks in the spring. Generally quite adaptable to different soil conditions.

Flowering Time: Early

Bloom Colour: White

Pollination Requirements: Requires a pollinator of a different apple variety that blooms around the same time

Sun/Shade Requirements: Full sun (approx. 8-10 hours of sun daily)

General Growth Habit: Vigorous and highly precocious with a spreading growth habit, may break dormancy faster than other apples. Susceptible to scab.

Overall Disease Resistance Rating*: Unknown

*this rating is combined with our experience growing in our test orchards combined with already available information on the cultivar.

Shipping: Every year we ship thousands of plants across Canada. We carefully bag roots in damp sawdust, then box them and send them out via courier. CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.

Pick-up: We also have thousands of trees picked up from our nursery each year. The pick-up options is free, though you must wait until you have been emailed a confirmation that your order is ready to pick up, which will have further information such as hours, locations, etc.

We have simplified our crop inventory for grafted fruit trees into two sizes:

1m+ Grade: this often has some feathering, and is measured including the rootstock.

50-80cm Grade: this is like a 'b-grade' tree, sometimes with minor scaring or bent, these trees are priced accordingly.

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