Plant Finder

ONLINE ASSISTANCE

Want to find the perfect plant for your landscape, or identify a mystery plant? Hartman Garden Center has an online Plant Finder to help you with your task. Remember, the best solution is always to talk to our plant and landscaping experts. Don’t hesitate to give us a call at (952) 443-2990.

    tree

    Fireside Apple

    Malus 'Fireside'

    Add To My Wish List

     
    Fireside Apple (Malus 'Fireside') at Hartman Companies

    Fireside Apple fruit

    Fireside Apple fruit

    (Photo courtesy of University of Minnesota)

    Fireside Apple (Malus 'Fireside') at Hartman Companies

    Fireside Apple flowers

    Fireside Apple flowers

    (Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

    Height:  20 feet

    Spread:  20 feet

    Sunlight:  full sun 

    Hardiness Zone:  4

    Description:

    A sweet and juicy chartreuse apple with a scarlet blush, good for fresh eating, keeps well; eating apples are high maintenance and need a second pollinator; the perfect combination of accent and fruit tree, needs well-drained soil and full sun

    Edible Qualities

    Fireside Apple is a small tree that is typically grown for its edible qualities. It produces chartreuse round apples (which are botanically known as 'pomes') with a scarlet blush and white flesh which are usually ready for picking from early to mid fall. The apples have a sweet taste and a crisp texture.

    The apples are most often used in the following ways:

    • Fresh Eating
    • Cooking
    • Preserves
    • Canning

    Features & Attributes

    Fireside Apple features showy clusters of lightly-scented white flowers with shell pink overtones along the branches in mid spring, which emerge from distinctive pink flower buds. It has forest green deciduous foliage. The pointy leaves turn yellow in fall. The fruits are showy chartreuse apples with a scarlet blush, which are carried in abundance in mid fall. The fruit can be messy if allowed to drop on the lawn or walkways, and may require occasional clean-up.

    This is a deciduous tree with a more or less rounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. This is a high maintenance plant that will require regular care and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

    • Messy
    • Disease

    Aside from its primary use as an edible, Fireside Apple is sutiable for the following landscape applications;

    • Accent
    • Shade
    • Orchard/Edible Landscaping

    Planting & Growing

    Fireside Apple will grow to be about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 20 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more. This variety requires a different selection of the same species growing nearby in order to set fruit.

    This tree is typically grown in a designated area of the yard because of its mature size and spread. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.

     
     
    Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
    Characteristics
    Accent  Shade  Orchard 
    Applications
    Flowers  Fruit 
    Ornamental Features
    Member, MN Nursery & Landscape Association
    Proud Member, ICPI
    Better Business Bureau Accredited Business
    hartmancompanies in Victoria, MN on Houzz
    Find us on Facebook
    Find us on X, formerly Twitter
    Find us on Houzz
    Check us out on Instagram
    LinkedIn social media