Urban Apples® Blushing Delight™ Columnar Apple

Now anyone can grow Apple trees! Super slender Urban Apples® Blushing Delight™ Columnar Apple (Malus x 'UEB 3727-4') make a wonderful garden accent and produce juicy fruit at home!

The crop is produced on fruit spurs that hug the main leader closely. First developed in the Czech Republic, the Urban Apples series has taken the world by storm; and for good reason!

Planting and Application:

Cute and compact, Blushing Delight Apple tree adds a fanciful feel to your deck, porch or even balcony. Grow them in large resin pots … and get ready for the compliments.

• Kids are fascinated by these unique fruit trees. Plant a pair to teach the next generation about where their food comes from!
• Sweet Blushing Delight fruit blushes red when it's ripe. You'll be harvesting full-size fruit from this high-end Columnar-style Apple tree!
• Like their name suggests, Urban Apples trees are hardy and put up with city conditions. City dwellers can finally one-up their country cousins with these sleek, fruiting trees.
• This is a narrow, fast-growing, precocious Apple that might even give you fruit the first season. Be sure to plant it with our pollination partner: Urban Apples® Golden Treat™ Columnar Apple; or Dolgo Crabapple for proper cross-pollination.
• The trees look beautiful in spring, too. You'll be delighted with their white springtime bloom display!

#ProPlantTips for Care: 

Select a planting site in full sun with well-drained soil. If you keep them in pots, ensure you choose a deep pot with plenty of room for the root system.

• You'll gain life-long benefits from Nature Hills Root Booster used in the planting hole. Symbiotic ingredients like mycorrhizal fungus support the feeder roots and never "wear out".
• Provide a consistent amount of water for best results. Mulch around the tree trunk to a depth of three inches; pulling it back away from touching the trunk directly.
• Pruning is not usually required, but you should thin the young crop early in the season. Space them to every six inches to allow the mature fruit to reach its full size.

Urban Apples® Blushing Delight™ Columnar Apple Tree Frequently Asked Questions

When to Plant Urban Apples® Blushing Delight™ Columnar Apple Trees

Planting Bareroot trees as soon as you can dig a hole in spring and until hot weather, the earlier the better. Plant container Apple trees throughout the growing season with complete success - that is the benefit of container plants - to extend the planting season. Your County Agricultural Extension Office is a great resource for first and last frost dates in your area.

How to Plant Urban Apples® Blushing Delight™ Columnar Apple Trees

Dig a large hole only as deep as needed to accommodate the bareroot or container root ball, and twice as wide. Add Nature Hills Root Booster to speed root establishment. Remove the pot or bag and situate it into the hole so the top of the soil (soil line if bareroot), is level with the new location's soil being careful not to plant too deep. Water in again very well and backfill with the same soil you dug up, tamping down gently to ensure there are no air pockets.

Top off with a 3-4 inch thick layer of Arborist mulch. Consider staking your tree to keep its trunk growing straight for the first year to ensure it stands tall against strong winds and drifting snow.

When to Prune Urban Apples® Blushing Delight™ Columnar Apple Trees

Trim off any broken branches from delivery as soon as you take them out of the box. Prune and trim apple trees while dormant, in late winter or early spring, before you see new growth.

How to Prune Urban Apples® Blushing Delight™ Columnar Apple Trees

Dormant prune to:

• Remove any double leaders or narrow crotch angles
• Eliminate any crossing branches
• Thin interior branching and leave the fruiting spurs and strong branches in place opening up the canopy
• Branching at least 24-36 inches above the ground

Prune Apple trees in the summer to:

• Control size and shape by reducing the length of longer new growth on vigorous trees
• Remove water sprouts on the main trunk or older branches in the crown
• Remove suckers at the base of the trunk
• Thin fruit during heavy years on established trees

How to Care for Urban Apples® Blushing Delight™ Columnar Apple Trees

Growing an apple tree is easy when proper soil, good drainage, attention to moisture, and regular fertility are maintained. Once you've chosen an apple tree that works for your climate, in the size you need for your landscape, and its pollinator (if needed), then you've accomplished half the battle!

• Apple trees do best in full sun and well-drained soil
• Water your apple trees when it gets dry - especially during the fruit production stage, and drought periods to keep it stress-free
• Use arborists' wood chips to mulch over the roots of your apples and have your soil tested to see what your soil may be lacking before adding fertilizers
• Maintenance pruning and shaping

Apple trees will tolerate a wide range of soils, so long as water and nutrients are not limited and the pH level is adequate.

How to Fertilize Urban Apples® Blushing Delight™ Columnar Apple Trees

For the first year, water alone is most important. It is always best to get a soil test to see what your soil is lacking before adding more fertilizers. Once established, a fertilizer routine may be beneficial. We do offer some excellent slow-release organic options, applied according to the package directions.

Fruit trees need more phosphate and it's possible to apply too much nitrogen which affects the soil's pH. Test soil acidity or alkalinity using a pH Tester.

Fertilize in spring when you first see new growth emerging.

• Don't overdo it
• Phosphates are your friends
• Pay attention to pH in areas with extremely high or low soil pH
• Follow the directions

Urban Apples® Blushing Delight™ Columnar Apple Tree Pollinating Info

Urban Apples® Blushing Delight™ Columnar is not self-fruiting and needs a pollinating partner. Pair with one of these varieties:

• Urban Apples® Golden Treat™ Columnar Apple
• Dolgo Crabapple Tree

Harvest Times for Urban Apples® Blushing Delight™ Columnar Apple Trees

Urban Apples® Blushing Delight™ Columnar’s are typically ready to harvest in September.

Early-Season? Mid-Season? Late-Season? The terminology can be confusing for new apple tree growers. Weather, climate and your tree determine when it's ripe.

For Apples:

• Early-season is usually June-July
• Mid-season can be August-September
• Late-season can be from late September-November

The growing season consists of spring, summer, and fall, and varies with climate and weather. Areas with longer growing seasons in the warmer hardiness zones can greatly affect the harvest times for each particular apple variety grown in your area. Learn which growing zone you are in.

What Shipping Options Do You Offer?

NatureHills.com works closely with our growers and nursery professionals to ensure we ship when it is most appropriate for your area. Our goal is to deliver the hardiest plants by avoiding extreme high and low temperatures. Check out our shipping schedule for more information and to learn our wills and won'ts when it comes to shipping plants. Find your Urban Apples® Blushing Delight™ Columnar Apple Tree for sale here at NatureHills.com!