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Scarlet Sentinel Columnar Apple Tree

Scientific Name: Malus domestica 'Scarlett Sentinel'

Also Known As

Malus 'Scarlet Sentinel'
Malus Scarlet Sentinel™
Scarlet Pole Apple

Plant type

tree, fruit / vegetable

size

H: 10'-12'
W: 2'-3'

planting zones

4a-8b

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Scarlet Sentinel Columnar Apple Tree plant details

Scarlet Sentinel Columnar Apple Tree is a moderate-growing broadleaf deciduous fruit / vegetable or tree with green foliage. In spring white flowers emerge followed by green, red and yellow fruit. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Scarlet Sentinel Columnar Apple Tree

Plant type: fruit / vegetable or tree
Plant family: rosaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 10 FT - 12 FT - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring
Uses: columnar, compact, container plant, dwarf

GROWING CONDITIONS for Scarlet Sentinel Columnar Apple Tree

USDA Zones: 4a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular

Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This delightfully compact columnar tree can fit anywhere! Growing to only 8-10' tall and 3' wide, this little tree is perfect for large containers, patios or side yards. With pretty pink buds opening to white spring flowers, it also produces an abundant crop of closely spaced large, delicious, yellow fruit with a red blush. Needs a partner for pollination, a crabapple or Golden Sentinel? will work well; 800 chill hours required. S/M

By: Forestfarm

The Sentinel Apples are an exciting new type of dwarf trees that produce very short side branches that are covered in fruit, even on young plants. The trees typically grow only a foot in diameter and up to six or eight feet tall and are perfect for growing in containers on your patio or in narrow spots in your yard.

We offer two varieties, 'Golden Sentinel' produces golden yellow fruit and 'Scarlet Sentinel' produces green fruit blushed with scarlet red. Both varieties have crisp white flesh that rival Red Delicious apples for sweetness.

These varieties are not self pollinating and will need at least one other variety of fruiting apple to be planted nearby. The different Sentinel varieties will pollinate each other so if you don't have any other apple trees nearby you should order one of each. Both varieties can be found here: Sentinel Apple.

By: Red Panda Nursery

Especially good in containers, this columbar apple has large greenish-yellow and red apples that are very crisp and juicy with white flesh. Ripens in late September. Disease resistant. Requires pollinizer. Growth Rate medium

By: Garden World

Large, greenish-yellow & red fruit late-Sept. Good in containers. Requires pollinator. USDA zones 4-9

By: Lael's Moon Garden

Most compact of the columnar group with jumbo sweet juicy white fleshed fruit. Does well in a large container.

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

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Gardening facts about Scarlet Sentinel Columnar Apple Tree plant

How to Grow Scarlet Sentinel Columnar Apple Tree

Sun Exposure
- sun
Water Needs
- regular
Soil Needs
- average
- well-drained
- rich

Features

Foliage Color
- green
Flower Color
- white
Wildlife
- bees
Fruit
- red
- yellow
- green
Flower Season
- spring
Foliage Season
- deciduous

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