Garden Plant: Fireside Apple Tree
Fireside Apple Tree
Product Description: Fireside Apple Tree
Perfect Dessert Apple From the 40\’s!
You’ve probably heard the saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away. ” Apples have the (deservedly) good reputation of being a healthy snack. But sometimes… well… you want lots of sugar and cinnamon with a shot of ice cream on the side! Fireside Apples (Malus \’Fireside’) have been a staple in bakery pantries since 1943, so they have stood the test of time as the perfect apple for sweet dessert dishes.
This easy-to-grow apple tree is enjoying a resurgence in home gardens because of its sweet taste and because it doesn’t even shudder at bitter-cold winters. (It is a Minnesota native after all. ) They ripen in early October right when a gooey apple crisp would be so welcome as you warm up by the fire. (Maybe that’s where the name came from?)
These firm, red-speckly-skinned apples are medium-sized and easy to pick. They eat great fresh-out-of-hand too with their juicy-sweet taste so they make for great family picking in the fall.
The tree itself is perfectly-sized for the backyard garden, but it does need a pollinator to produce at its best. You’ll want to pick another early or mid-season variety like Honeycrisp, Jonathan or Golden Delicious.
Give it full sun and lots of water and You’ll be enjoying fresh apples before you know it.
- Red fruit with juicy white flesh
- Handles cold winters
- Delicious dessert apple