Cortland Apple
Malus domestica ‘Cortland’
15 feet high x 15 feet wide
Zone 4
Full Sun
Original price was: $225.$168.75Current price is: $168.75.
Cortland is a classic American heirloom apple introduced in 1898 and a history in Wyoming that dates to the early 1900s. Known for its bright white flesh that resists browning, Cortland is especially popular for fresh eating, fruit salads, pies, applesauce, and freezing. The flavor is mildly sweet with a refreshing tart finish, and the texture is juicy and tender. Ripening in mid to late September, Cortland has moderate storage life and is best enjoyed through early winter. Cortland blooms mid-season and pairs well as a pollinator with Honeycrisp, Freedom, Haralson, and Goodland, to name a few.
Throughout this site, the following are used as guidelines for watering established plants:
These truly xeric plants can live with our 12 inches of natural annual precipitation and only need a winter watering during a multi-year drought, but they will thrive with a monthly watering. Overwatering will kill some of these. These plants are adapted to intermittent deep
watering with soil drying to a depth of a few inches between waterings. Watering frequency may be every couple of weeks during the active growing season and maybe only one winter watering for optimal care. These plants need regular watering somewhat like a bluegrass lawn so that
they never dry to depth in the root system during the active growing season, and need occasional winter watering to prevent root dessication and resultant plant
death. About sizes of our plants:
Sizes indicated with a # are roughly the equivalent in gallonage; so a #2 is about a 2 gallon pot size; b&b stands for balled and burlapped.