The Red Sparkle Apple has a distinctive flavour similar to a McIntosh apple with nutty overtones. The flesh is crisp, juicy and sweetly sub-acidic which makes these apples excellent for fresh eating, cooking and juicing.
The Red Sparkle apples are green with bright red blush in colour and average 5 to 6 cm (2+") in diameter. The apples ripen between mid to late September and store up to 4 months in cold storage.
The demand for and success of PF 47 in Manitoba led to its launch as Red Sparkle in 1990 by the Alberta Special Crops and Horticultural Research Centre in Brooks.
Hardiness Zone: 3
Height at Maturity: 5.4 meters (18 feet)
Spread: 4.9 meters (16 feet)
Soil Preference: Well drained
Light: Full sun
Pollination: Self-sterile (Needs another apple tree nearby for best pollination)
