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Limelight Apple Tree

Limelight Apple Tree

Eating & Juicing Apple Trees

Regular price From £30
Sale price From £30 Regular price £30
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Single stem tree
Single stem tree
Classic tree with one trunk
Trained
Trained
Trained into an espalier or fan shape
Bush
Bush
Many stems low down
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Limelight Apple tree

Limelight Apple Tree

Eating & Juicing Apple Trees

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Planting & Care
Delivery Information

Key features

Awards
Awards RHS Award of Garden Merit
Final size
Final size M26 2.5-3m, MM106 4-5m in 10 years
Fruit
Fruit Eating and juicing
Pollination group
Pollination group C
Cropping period
Cropping period mid season (September)

Description

Limelight Apple trees are a cross between Greensleeves and Discovery, the result being an apple that has a a refreshing and slightly sharp apple flavour. The skin is bright yellow-green as the name suggests and the flesh is crisp and juicy.

In good conditions, an abundance of Limelight apples are produced ready to pick in the second half of September (mid-season). The tree has excellent disease resistance and is deemed to be easy to grow. It is in pollination group C and requires a suitable pollination partner within a half mile radius.

Malus domestica 'Limelight' comes from Kent and has received the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Planting Steps

Aftercare Advice

Apple trees require a good watering regime for a couple of years whilst they establish. Water well and regularly through spring and summer, increasing in hot or dry weather. If planting in autumn, you may only need to water a little. It is advisable to keep the area free of competing weeds and grass during this period.

Prune young apple trees for the first few years after planting to create a healthy, goblet-like shape with one central leader and several side shoots. Straight after planting, you can remove the lowest laterals. Prune back other branches by between a third and half their length.

In the following years, remove any shoots growing out of the trunk to maintain a clear stem. Also remove any crossing, diseased or damaged branches. If your tree is looking overcrowded, remove some of the larger branches to open up the canopy. This type of pruning should be carried out between November and March whilst the tree is dormant.

For more detailed advice and video guides, please visit our Help & Advice section.

Small shrubs (1-3) Young trees & 4+ small shrubs Select semi-mature trees & shrubs (1-4) All other mature trees (any quantity)
Mainland UK ex. Scottish Highlands £10 £12 £35 from £55
Scottish Highlands & the Islands From £30
Outside Mainland UK Currently we are unable to deliver outside of Mainland UK

Product Details

Key features

Awards
Awards RHS Award of Garden Merit
Final size
Final size M26 2.5-3m, MM106 4-5m in 10 years
Fruit
Fruit Eating and juicing
Pollination group
Pollination group C
Cropping period
Cropping period mid season (September)

Description

Limelight Apple trees are a cross between Greensleeves and Discovery, the result being an apple that has a a refreshing and slightly sharp apple flavour. The skin is bright yellow-green as the name suggests and...

Limelight Apple trees are a cross between Greensleeves and Discovery, the result being an apple that has a a refreshing and slightly sharp apple flavour. The skin is bright yellow-green as the name suggests and the flesh is crisp and juicy.

In good conditions, an abundance of Limelight apples are produced ready to pick in the second half of September (mid-season). The tree has excellent disease resistance and is deemed to be easy to grow. It is in pollination group C and requires a suitable pollination partner within a half mile radius.

Malus domestica 'Limelight' comes from Kent and has received the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Planting & Care

Planting Steps

Aftercare Advice

Apple trees require a good watering regime for a couple of years whilst they establish. Water well and regularly through spring and summer, increasing in hot or dry weather. If planting in autumn, you may only need to water a little. It is advisable to keep the area free of competing weeds and grass during this period.

Prune young apple trees for the first few years after planting to create a healthy, goblet-like shape with one central leader and several side shoots. Straight after planting, you can remove the lowest laterals. Prune back other branches by between a third and half their length.

In the following years, remove any shoots growing out of the trunk to maintain a clear stem. Also remove any crossing, diseased or damaged branches. If your tree is looking overcrowded, remove some of the larger branches to open up the canopy. This type of pruning should be carried out between November and March whilst the tree is dormant.

For more detailed advice and video guides, please visit our Help & Advice section.

Delivery Information

Small shrubs (1-3) Young trees & 4+ small shrubs Select semi-mature trees & shrubs (1-4) All other mature trees (any quantity)
Mainland UK ex. Scottish Highlands £10 £12 £35 from £55
Scottish Highlands & the Islands From £30
Outside Mainland UK Currently we are unable to deliver outside of Mainland UK