Overview & Description

The Fall Red Apple (Malus ‘Fall Red’) is a highly ornamental small tree prized for its exceptional, persistent display of vivid red fruit. Its 1.5 cm diameter fruit hold firmly on branches well into winter, providing spectacular color after leaf drop and vital food for birds. Spring brings a profusion of fragrant, white to pale pink blossoms that attract pollinators, followed by glossy, dark green summer foliage.

Growth & Size

This variety exhibits a dense, rounded, and compact growth habit. It forms a well-shaped, manageable tree perfectly scaled for smaller spaces, typically reaching a mature size of about 4.5 meters (15 feet) in both height and spread.

Additional Notes

It blooms profusely in mid-spring, with persistent fruit lasting through winter. Exceptionally hardy and disease-resistant, particularly to apple scab and fire blight, it requires minimal maintenance. Its year-round interest—spring flowers, summer foliage, winter fruit—makes it an outstanding choice for urban gardens, residential landscapes, specimen plantings, or as a wildlife-friendly ornamental tree.