{"product_id":"apple-golden-delicious-espaliers-horizontal-cordon-malus-domestica","title":"Golden Delicious Apple (Espalier) - Malus domestica ‘Golden Delicious’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGolden Delicious Apple (Espalier) - Malus domestica ‘Golden Delicious’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Golden Delicious’ is the yellow apple that most modern varieties descend from, and it is still among the best eating apples for a home garden: crisp, honey sweet and low in acid. This tree has been grown on flat and trained into tiered horizontal arms, ready to fix to wires, a fence or a wall. \u003cem\u003eMalus domestica\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Golden Delicious’ fruits on short spurs along those arms, so the crop sits within easy reach for picking and thinning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Golden Delicious\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlavour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sweet, aromatic and juicy when picked ripe, and far better off the tree than anything bought in a bag.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpur Bearing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fruit forms on permanent short spurs, which is exactly what makes a flat trained tree productive.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCropping Partner\u003c\/strong\u003e: Crops best with another apple flowering at the same time, and is itself a strong pollinator for the rest of the orchard.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest Window\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fruit ripens from late February into March and keeps well in cool storage.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter Chill\u003c\/strong\u003e: Needs a proper cold winter, so it belongs in cool and temperate gardens rather than the warm subtropics.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNorth facing house wall\u003c\/strong\u003e: Warmth reflected from the wall lifts fruit sugar and colour.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProductive boundary\u003c\/strong\u003e: A row of trained apples replaces an ornamental hedge with something that feeds you.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKitchen garden structure\u003c\/strong\u003e: Provides the vertical framework a vegetable garden usually lacks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNarrow side passage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flat growth uses a strip of ground too tight for a conventional tree.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5-3m for a continuous trained row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3-4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter while dormant, or autumn to early spring from a container\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining loam with organic matter worked through, no tolerance of winter waterlogging\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep the root ball at least 300mm clear of the wall footing and tie each arm to a taut horizontal wire as it extends. Water weekly through the first two summers, mulch to hold moisture, and prune in late summer to keep spurs short and fruitful.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2-2.5m as trained\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5-3.5m across the tiers\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun, minimum six hours a day\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Species from central Asia, cultivar of North American origin\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White flushed pink, spring\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795359662366,"sku":"ND-0140-500MM","price":1450.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/ew6IWxG3Aq-H3oSlZVzU6_g6oF3q7i.jpg?v=1787314123","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/apple-golden-delicious-espaliers-horizontal-cordon-malus-domestica","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}