Apple ‘Katy’

Apple ‘Katy’ is a multi-purpose variety that ticks all of the boxes – eating fresh, juicing, cooking and even cider making! Its attractive pink-red fruits are extremely juicy with slightly acid, pale cream flesh. Apples can be harvested in September. They don’t store well, but with so many uses you will never need to waste any! This trouble-free variety is particularly easy to grow making it ideal for beginner fruit-growers. It’s neat, compact habit, heavy crops, and long lasting blossom give it plenty of ornamental value in the garden too.

• Apple rootstocks:
• M27 – Extreme dwarf reaching a mature height of up to 1.5m (5′)
• M9/ Pajam 9/ P9 – Dwarf reaching a mature height of up to 2.5m (8′)
• M26 – Dwarf reaching a mature height of 2.5-3m (8-10′)
• M6 – Semi dwarf reaching a mature height of up to 3m (10′)
• MM106 – Semi dwarf reaching a mature height of up to 4m (13′)

This variety is not self-fertile. For the heaviest crops it is best grown with another variety. If you only have room for one tree then make sure that a neighbour has a tree close by that can act as a suitable pollinator. Pollination Group 3 – Eating Apple

Estimated time to cropping once planted: 2 years.
Estimated time to best yields: 5 years.

Useful links:

How to grow fruit trees Fruit rootstock guide

Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant size. The height and spread of the plant delivered will vary depending on the season, meaning arrival images are an indication only.