Apples: Malus domestica 'Red Stayman Winesap'

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'Red Stayman Winesap' identifies this variety to a "t". This is the apple with a hint of spice; a taste-awakening flavor. The growing and fruiting habits of compspur trees differ from the habits of regular trees. Compspurs have stubby little branchlets called spurs, which produce the apple crops. The spurring growth will dwarf the tree so they tend not to be as high at maturity as other semi-dwarf trees - usually maturity height is about 10 feet. Yields an average of 6-7 bushels with some variation depending on the season. Plant 10 feet apart. Good for an espalier. Two varieties are needed for pollination. 'Cortland', 'McIntosh' and 'Yellow Delicious' are particularly effective pollinators. -- edited by dtd pbcouchman