Apple 'Red Delicious'

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Red Delicious is thought of as hardy, so this plant will grow or become dormant during the winter. Try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 5.5 and 6.5 as Red Delicious likes to be in weakly acidic soil.

Apple varieties do not come true from seed.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Red Delicious is a hardy plant.

Modern varieties of Red Delicious are bred to color up before they are actually ripe so they can be picked as quickly as possible for the commercial trade. Best time to pick them when growing in a backyard setting is when they turn red but wait until after the first hard frost when the tree will convert the starch in the fruit into sugars.

This variety tends to be ready for harvesting by mid autumn.