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Apple Sweet Sixteen

Sweet Sixteen Apple

Dark red with yellow skin and sweet, crisp, juicy flesh. An unusual, aromatic flavour. Good dessert apple or for eating fresh. Ripens late September.

  • »  Malus domestica 'Sweet Sixteen'
  • »  Pale pink to white flowers
  • »  Medium to large, dark red fruit
  • »  Crisp, yellow flesh, extremely juicy and sweet
  • »  Stores well
  • »  Good for eating fresh or as a dessert apple
  • »  Bloom Time: Spring
  • »  Ripens: Late September

3gal
$73.50
7gal
$118.50
  • Category:Fruit
  • Hardiness Zone:4
Exposure
Full Sun
Soil Moisture
Average to Dry Soils
Well-drained
Growth Rate
Medium
Attributes
Deciduous
Edible
Fruit
Habit
Rounded
Foliage Color
Green
Planting instructions
Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Apple 'Sweet Sixteen'

Needs another apple cultivar or flowering crab in the neighbourhood for pollination and subsequent fruit production. Typically available in rootstocks E.M. 26 (dwarf) and M.M.106 (semi-dwarf), and sometimes E.M 7 (very dwarf). Ultimate height and width of apple and other fruit trees depends on the pruning and production program.