Mutsu Apple is a vigorous fruit producing deciduous tree that produces extra large late season fruits that ripens in fall. These extra large apples are green to yellow with crisp and juicy but slightly coarse flesh that has a balanced sweet-tart taste. Fruits best with full sun and moist well-drained soils. Mutsu is highly resistant to frost injury and needs 2 other pollinators to set fruit. May also be sold as 'Crispin'. Type: Tree Origins: Central Asia and Afghanistan Height: 12' - 15' Spread: 12’ - 15' Spacing: 15' USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9 Culture: Full Sun Bloom Color: White Season of Interest: Spring, Fall MAINTENANCE NEEDS: High Maintenance. Water Regularly. Potential issues include apple scab, cedar apple rust, fire blight, leaf spot and and powdery mildew. Possible pests are aphids, maggots, boreres, and spider mites. Most commercially available Apples are grafted onto their rootstock, resulting in dwarf (8-10ft), Semi-dwarf (12-15ft) or standard tree heights all with full sized fruits. Ask the provider the rootstock classification for estimated size. Dwarf stock is easier to maintain and produces fruit at an earlier age. LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Gardens, Shade Tree, Edible Garden, and Container. COMPANION PLANTS: Apple, Shasta Daisy, Bugleweed IMAGES: Kiyokawa Family Orchards, Fruit Spotlight- Mutsu, a cross between a Golden Delicious and an Indo, (2) Lincoln Line Orchards, Beautiful, big Mutsu apples are being picked from the orchard! *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
