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Dolgo Crabapple Bareroot

History: Dolgo crabapples originated in Russia and due to the slightly elongated shape of the fruit were named 'dolgo' which means 'long.' They were brought to the United States by N. E. Hansen around 1897.

Why We Grow It: Dolgo is a classic crabapple with a vibrant flavour, very tangy and delicious right off the tree in the heat of summer- as refreshing as lemonade! The bright red fruits are about the size of small plums. These apples are excellent for making jelly or as a unique addition to a cider blend. Along with being exceptionally cold hardy, the trees themselves are quite pretty and are often planted ornamentally.

    $56.50

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    Fruit Traits:

    Recommended Use: Fresh eating, cooking, cider

    Fruit Size: Very small (about 2-3cm across and 3-4cm long)

    Storage: Keeps for a couple weeks when stored in cool, humid conditions

    Harvest: August - Mid

    Cider Class (if applicable):

    Class: Sharp
    Acidity: Medium to high, TA >4.5 g/L
    Tannins: Medium to low, <2 g/L
    Taste: Very sour/tart
    Recommendations: Best when added to blends in moderation, juice is a nice pinkish colour

    Tree Traits:

    Canadian Hardiness Zone: 2

    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. Like other crabapples and applecrabs, this variety is an excellent pollinator thanks to its large number of blossoms.

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

    General Growth Habit: Moderately vigorous with an upright growth pattern, very hardy, tends to have heavy crops every other year. Resistant to scab, mildew, fireblight, cedar rust, and brown rot. Semi-spur bearing.

    Overall Disease Resistance Rating*: High

    *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.

    Dolgo Crabapple

    Dolgo Crabapple Bareroot

    $56.50

    $56.50

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