Elstar Apple

Malus Elstar is a flavoursome eating/dessert apple produced by a hybrid cross of Golden Delicious and Ingrid Marie that was performed in the Netherlands in the 1950s.

The Elstar Apple produces a display of pale pink flowers in the springtime that appear at a similar time to the bright green elliptical leaves typical of Malus varieties. The fruit begins to develop over the summer period, producing a full-blown bonanza of fruit by the autumn. 

The foliage turns clear yellow before falling, but it is somewhat eclipsed by the fruit at this time. The apples are medium-sized, mainly red, with yellow patches. They are a popular apple for producing apple sauce.

Malus Elstar is self-sterile, meaning it needs an alternative pollination partner nearby to produce fruit. The following Malus varieties are available from Barcham Trees and are considered useful for this purpose: Malus Discovery, Malus Egremont Russet, Malus Howgate Wonder, Malus Laxton’s Superb and Malus James Grieve.

It performs best in full sun on free-draining soil.

We recommend rabbit guards for these trees if you live in an area prone to rabbits or deer.

Mature Height: 3-7m

Common names

Elstar Apple

Height of tree

3-7m

Soil type

Well drained, Will tolerate most soil types

Shape

Rounded

Foliage Colour

Green

Fruit and Nut

Apple

Information Flags

Good for bees

Looks good in

Autumn

Location

Garden

Genus

Malus