Ambrosia Semi-dwarf Emla 7 Rootstock – Bareroot

Description

Ambrosia is an attractive medium-sized apple, with a pink-tinged orange/red flush over a yellow background.  As such it is very much in tune with the modern preference for “bi-coloured” apples.

The flavor is pleasant and sweet, but one-dimensional in that there is no acidity to balance the sweetness – which is not necessarily a bad thing of course.  The texture is essentially crisp, but not as crisp or hard as a Braeburn or Jazz – it is more the slightly softer crunch you might find in a Golden Delicious.  Ambrosia benefits from being kept chilled and eaten from the fridge, because the crispness fades fairly quickly once it is left in the fruit bowl, and at this point it can become slightly pear-like.  If you wanted to pigeon-hole Ambrosia, it is best thought of as a red/orange colored Golden Delicious with a flavor which is not quite as sweet.  Certainly anyone who likes Golden Delicious but wants something a little bit different will like Ambrosia.

Pollinator required: Choose another pollinator such as Northern Spy, Granny Smith, Gala, Courtland, CrimsonCrisp, Empire, Fuji, Golden Delicious, Liberty and Honeycrisp.

2 year trees that are grafted on  EMLA 7 rootstock. Trees will reach 12-15ft in height at maturity.

Trees are sold as bareroots (not potted) and will be available for pickup from May 2nd-4th, 2026. Pickup 257 Smith Road, Stirling, Ontario 8am-6pm.

Potted trees will be available in May, for $10 more per tree, subject to availability.