Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Purple Passion Apple Bareroot

History: Little is known about Purple Passion's origin aside from that it came from the US and is likely some kind of crabapple cross. 

Why We Grow It: Purple Passion produces a large apple with reddish-purple skin and crimson flesh. The flavour is quite sharp, making it better suited for cooking and especially cider. This juicy apple can be pressed into a crimson cider that is visually quite appealing. The tree also boasts attractive pink blossoms and red-tinged foliage, making it a nice ornamental tree as well.

$56.50

Rootstock:
Size

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Fruit Traits:

Recommended Use: Cider, cooking, baking, ornamental

Fruit Size: Large

Storage:

Harvest: September - Late

Cider Class (if applicable):

  • Sharp

Class: Sharp
Acidity: Medium to high, TA >4.5 g/L
Tannins: Low to medium, <0.2 g/L
Juice Yield: Likely good
Taste: Sharp
Recommendations: Use the crimson juice to add visual appeal to cider blends

Tree Traits:

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 3

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:

Bloom Colour: Pink

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: Very hardy

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.

apple drawing representing Purple Passion Apple

Purple Passion Apple Bareroot

$56.50

$56.50

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