Katy Apple Tree

Katy is one of the best early/mid season apple varieties. It is very reliable, producing large quantities of attractive red apple. The tree grows in a neat and tidy fashion and rarely needs pruning.

The spring blossom is particularly attractive, and usually quite long-lasting, making it an excellent pollinator for many other apple varieties. Indeed, Katy rivals many crab-apples for the exuberance of its blossom.

The apples are medium-sized, usually pink/red to bright red in colour over a light green yellow background. The flesh is a pale cream colour, and has a firm and fairly crisp consistency - although not as crisp as later apple varieties. Like most early apples, the flavour is on the sharper side, with a hint of strawberry in a good year. It is usually very juicy, and when fresh from the tree the juice goes everywhere as you bite into it.