Apple (Malus) Bloody Ploughman Bush - 12L - MM106

Bloody Ploughman is an old variety from Carse of Gowrie. The fruit is blood red in appearance with knobbly skin and stained pink flesh when it's fully ripe. Perhaps one of the most intensly coloured apples in cultivation. Juicy, light and sweet in flavour with a crisp texture. Beautiful light pink blossom in the spring and green leaves. A hardy tree that performs very well in colder areas of the UK and is disease resistant. Classified as an eater, but likely to do better as a cooker!

MM.106 - Semi vigorous. General purpose for most types of tree; bush, cordon and half standard. Very productive from an early age. Can succumb to collar rot or phytophora on poorly drained soils. Resistant to woolly aphid. Large bushes for all fruits. Espaliers and fans.

Planting Guide:
1. Choose a well drained position. Dig a square hole slightly larger than the pot, loosen the soil in the bottom.

2. Add some compost, a handful of bone meal or sprinkle mycorrhizal fungi over the root ball.

3. Make sure when planting that the trunk of the tree is not buried below the soil.

4. The tree stake should be at an angle, attached about 18 inches up the stem, with the stake on the side that the wind blows from, and the point of the stake driven into firm ground.

5. Note that the 3 ft diameter circle around the tree is free from grass, this means your tree is not competing with the grass for water.

6. The tree tie should be attached in a figure of eight, this provides a cushion between the stake and the stem of the tree.

7. Make sure your tree stays well-watered whilst it has leaves on and check the stake and tie are secure after blustery nights.