#1 The breeding of Redloves®

I have ordered two Era apple trees from Suttons. Can you tell me which pollination group Era is in?

Era is in the middle blooming season and can be pollinised by most other apple varieties. In 99% of all gardends, apple pollinisation is no problem because bees and insects are transporting plenty of apple pollen

Markus kobelt

Dear Markus,
I have really enjoyed watching your videos about Redlove apples and would like to buy two from Suttons. I am making a garden for young children and was thinking of marking a gateway with one eaither side and thought columnar maybe best, however I am not sure how tall the columnar will grow. Please could you advise whether this will be ok and the width apart I should plant them for best success. With many thanks, Lou

Hallo Lou.

Redloves are normal type growing, and not columnar. That said it ist possible to keep them at about 1-1.50 m diameter.

for children I would suggest Era and Circe, so you have two different ripening times

Dear Markus,

I really trust in your new apple!
I've a orchard in Belgium and I'm ready to plant a few Ha of RedLove in Belgium and sell; this apple variety in Belgium and abroad.
Is it possible?

Thanks,

M. Horn

For the moment we are in search of a marketing partner in Belgium. Please contact in Belgium Mr Johan Nicolai from Nicolai nurseries. He is producing the trees and he will know what is possible for the next season
Markus Kobelt

Hi, I have purchased three batches ( 20 trees ) of the redlove era apple tree from suttons, the first batch of 5 were sent as 2yr old trees ( stated on their labels) all 5 doing fine, then another batch of 5 were sent, they were smaller trees altogether, and when I cared to look at the labels a few weeks after planting, all details were exactly the same, except for the words 1 yr old !, Three of these trees just didnt leaf / bloom, the others did and all trees in all batches were planted identically, an in accordance with the enclosed instructions. I called suttons and was told they had no idea why they had different age trees and couldnt answer why 2 yr old trees were sent intially, and that 1 yr olds were then being sent out. They also couldnt help with why 3 of the trees had died !. A bit more worringly was when I queried what age tree i wouild get on this next batch, ( not yet delivered), and was told they should be 2 yr old, but they cant tell either way, although they are advertised as 1 yr old.!. I was very impressed by the tree when I first saw the flower and apple and wanted to make my own private orchard based soley of these trees but the lack of product consistency, and the death of a few of them for no apparent reason and no support from the supplier has made me question the viability of setting up an orchard of these trees. I have another Area I wish to make an Orchard shortly, but am very cautious on planting redlove.

Suttons has received 1 year old trees and 2 year old knip trees. We have no control how they are storing and sellng them but it would make sense to make two different prizes.

With bare rooted trees its very important how trees are stored because in principle since they are digged out they only loose water/reserves....That could be the reason why some of the one year trees didtn grow on. On the other hand normally 2 year old trees have a bigger planting shock than one year old ones.
In our nursery in Switzerland till 15th of June we are still potting 1 year old trees from the cold store (with 99% humidity) and every one is growing....But also the transport from the cold store to the client and then the time being planted and the methods of planting can make big differences...

To avoid this type of problems we are only selling containertrees in Switzerland and Germany - which make a big quality difference but also a prize-differenec because transportation costs are huge.

Hope you will have the first test fruits this year

Markus

Dear Markus, I am writing from Iceland. i run small import company and i am interested in your products .i want to see how the redlove apple can survive here, this is a very exiting product .
please contact me
Best regards
Birgir H

Hallo Birgir.

unfortanely we are not sending trees to Iceland, only to Switzerland, Germany and trough a partner in UK and Ireland

Markus

Hello lubera®, hello Mr. Markus Kobelt,

I write in english with some difficulties, excuse me,

lubera®, Redlove®, Era®, Circe®, Sirena®, what's that ® ending name?
Are that names registered or protected and where?
Are that names protected trade marks or registered fruit cultivars?

You have a dutch (swiss) and english marketting Web sites using the symbol ®, but a single public page in english, in .pdf file form, for each variety, including protection details, (in french: 'une fiche variétale') is not loadable from your sites.
Look at ' http://www.ueb.cas.cz/cs/system/files/users/public/OPAL.pdf ' for an exemple.

For a public description of a variety, a .pdf page is easy printable and more durable than a more evolutive Web page.

I have purchased a redlove Circe,from QVC,
this flowered profusely bvut has not set any fruit.
should I expect fruit in the first season or not.
I would appreciate your advice on this as well as
advice on further care and pruning.
The plant is being container grown in Cornwall
on the south west coastal area.

Hello, We were given a present of a Redlove in February 2011 and have planted it in a container as per the instructions. We are hoping to re plant it at a later time into the ground when our garden plan is ready. At the moment it is looking like it needs pruning ? I would appreciate advise on this and any other care it would benefit from. Thanking you. p.s. we & the redlove live in London.

Hallo Sylvia.

Please send me a picture of your Redlove. My e-mail is: info@lubera.com. The I can give you some advice

Markus

Dear Markus,

We are alreally testing your new apple in our orchard and we have some good results.
We 'd like to plant a few Ha of RedLove . Do you have already a marketing partner in France ?
It's possible to meet someone and discus ?

Thanks
 

QUIERO COMPRAR TRS PLANTAS DE MANZANAS REDLOVE, DONDE TENGO QUE DIRIGIRME, VIVO EN ALBACETE (ESPAÑA).
GRACIAS.

Hola: quisiera comprar dos árboles de esta manzana para mi jardín.
Vivo en La Rioja ( España) seria posible?. Si es asi diganme como debo hacerlo.
Saludos.
Pilar

I bought a redlove (1year old) tree just before Christmas and want to plant it in a container. Could you tell me what size pot would be best and do I need special compost?

I see other nurseries are breeding red-fleshed apples: have you tried them? www.greenmantlenursery.com/fruit/rosetta-apples.htm

@Michelle: I would use a pot with more than 50lt.
@ Jo: These are old US-varieties, bred in the forties by the well known pomologist Etter. We know these American apples only by literature and havent tested them.

We started with other genetic material, and adding more quality to the redfleshed apples , in the same time we also brought scab resistance into them.

Our breeding work goes forward, last year we produced about 15 000 seed only for the redfleshed program. Our goal: Redloves which are much better than normal apples;-)

Thanks for your answer.
I really like the appearance of the Redlove varieties and the fact that they do not turn brown when you chop them up.
Do you know if any of these will be available in Norway?

I'm convinced these varieties would be a major hit Norway if they were possible to purchase.

Unfortunately we can only grow varieties which have a season <= Elstar. Elstar can only be grown on the best locations.

Many thanks :)

Hello Markus,

From were could I order to receive in Portugal?

Kind regards,
Alex

Sorry we are only delivering in Germany and Austria and Switzerland, and our Partner Suttons in UK, our partner Mr Middleton in Ireland

Hello Markus,

From were could I order to receive in Portugal?

Kind regards,
Alex

Sorry, ignore last post, please.
Alex

I have been given a Redlove Circe as a gift, it is planted in a half barrel in the garden, had lots of blossom in the late spring lovely dark pink. As this is not self pollinating I need to buy another apple tree to pollinate it, obviously it needs to blossom at the same time, so do you advise buying another Redlove Circe? or would another Redlove type blossom at the same time or is there a better match? this too will be planted in a half barrel about 10-15 feet from my existing tree.

all advice much appreciated please. I need to buy in the next 6-8 weeks so prompt response would be great

many thanks

When will Redlove apple trees be available in the U.S.?

Could you please tell me the differences between the Redlove apple trees - Circe, Era and Sirena. I am looking for one with the longest keeping times... but would like detailed information on all three different ones please.
Many thanks

Era:
- harvest around 10th-20th September, can be stored until christmas
- sweet-sourly balanced
www.lubera.co.uk/luberacouk/48-when-to-pick-redlove-era-redfleshed-scab-resistant_vid_32428.html
www.lubera.co.uk/luberacouk/2-redlove-era--the-new-apple-revolution_vid_31141.html

Circe:
- sweet-sourly balanced, but tendency to sweet
- harvest around 20th of August, harvest until begin of September
- in August picked apples can be stored until end of September

Sirena:
- refreshing sourly like Elstar
- harvest just like Circe
www.lubera.co.uk/luberacouk/79-the-redlove-sirene-redfleshed-and-scab-resistant_vid_33941.html

Regards

Falko Berg, Lubera AG

Hello mr Markus. I live in the Azores, a small group of islands in the middle of the Atlantic. Because we have Higher contests of humidity, the fungs are a serial problem, but I think the redloves could give good crops, because the are anciests variets similar.
I wondered. what is the distance that you planted your apple trees, to give the better columnar shape.