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Nursery Direct
Red Delicious Apple
Malus domestica ‘Red Delicious’
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
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The photo shows this species, not the individual plant reserved for you. Send us an enquiry and we usually reply within 1 business day with photos of the actual stock available in the size you want.
Request photosHow tall it arrives: 400mm about 1.5 to 2.5m, 45L about 1.5 to 2.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 900mm of clear access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
Looking for a larger size?
Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
Send An EnquiryYou order. We do the rest.
After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Red Delicious Apple - Malus domestica 'Red Delicious'
A globally recognised variety prized for its deep crimson skin, crisp texture, and clean sweetness, Red Delicious delivers both productive fruiting and refined seasonal ornament. Advanced specimens arrive with established structure, canopy form, flowering presence, and fruiting capacity from day one.
Why Red Delicious Apple
Immediate fruiting potential: Advanced stock delivers established trees with the structure and maturity to produce fruit far sooner than nursery-grade plantings.
Ornamental presence: Pale pink to white spring blossom provides strong seasonal interest across formal and informal landscapes alike.
Deciduous utility: Summer canopy provides shade; winter openness allows light penetration into adjacent plantings or structures.
Proven variety: A globally cultivated selection with well-documented performance across temperate Australian regions.
Edible and architectural: Integrates into productive landscapes without sacrificing design intent.
Ideal Applications
Productive estate orchards: Suited to larger residential and rural properties where formal fruit production is part of the landscape brief.
Edible feature planting: Positioned as a canopy specimen within structured kitchen gardens or heritage-style landscapes.
Mixed orchard compositions: Pairs with complementary apple varieties to improve pollination rates and yield density.
Residential amenity planting: Provides seasonal colour, shade, and harvest interest across high-end private properties.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (feature/avenue): 4 to 6m
Best Planting Season: Winter (bare-rooted) or autumn to spring (containerised)
Soil & Drainage: Well-drained, deep, fertile loam with a pH of 6.0 to 6.8; avoid waterlogged or compacted soils
Establishment Care: Water deeply and regularly during the first two growing seasons to establish a strong root system, and apply a layer of mulch around the base to retain soil moisture and suppress weeds. Avoid overwatering once established and feed with a balanced fertiliser in early spring to support vigorous growth and fruit production.
Plant Details
Height: 3 to 5m
Width: 3 to 4m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Deciduous
Light: Full sun
Native to: Cultivar of Central Asian origin (Malus sieversii); 'Red Delicious' developed in the United States
Flower Colour: White to pale pink
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







