Bittenfelder Apple Malus pumila Bittenfelder - Malus domestica var. Bittenfelder

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Botanical Name:

Malus pumila Bittenfelder

Family:

Rosaceae

Genus:

Malus

Species:

pumila

Variety:

Bittenfelder

Common Name:

Bittenfelder Apple

Seeds Per Pound:
13,159
Quantity:
0.23 lb
Average Viable Seeds/Packet:
14
Germination:
98%
Germination Test Type:
cut
Purity:
99%
Height:
14-16 feet
Collection Locale:
Bulgaria
Crop Year:
2021
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
3
In Stock: 0.23 lb
Prices
  • Malus pumila Bittenfelder

Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 14 seeds)
$4.95
10 gram (~ 290 seeds)
$26.50
1 oz (~ 822 seeds)
$49.95
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: cold stratify for 60 days.
Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
In a Nutshell:
* The fruit can be eaten raw, cooked in pies, cakes etc or fermented into cider.
* The leaves contain up to 2.4% of an antibacterial substance called 'phloretin'.This inhibits the growth of a number of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria in as low a concentration as 30 ppm.
* Used as a rootstock for the cultivated apples. more...
Usda description:
More info on http://plants.usda.gov