Fruit Snacks® Tasty Red™ Columnar Apple Tree

The Fruit Snacks® Tasty Red™ Columnar Apple (Malus 'UEB 4305/4') brings homegrown fruit within reach for gardeners who thought they lacked the space. This innovative columnar apple tree grows straight up rather than out, reaching 8 to 10 feet tall while staying just 2 to 3 feet wide. That slender profile makes it ideal for patios, balconies, narrow side yards, and anywhere a traditional spreading apple tree simply would not fit.

Fresh Apples from a Fraction of the Space

Tasty Red™ produces medium-sized apples with attractive red skin and sweet, crisp flesh that is perfect for eating fresh. The fruit ripens in fall and holds well on the tree, letting you pick at your leisure rather than racing to harvest all at once. For gardeners accustomed to ornamental plants, there is something deeply satisfying about walking out your door and picking a ripe apple from a tree you grew yourself.

Spring Blooms, Fall Harvest

In mid to late spring, clusters of fragrant white blossoms cover the branches and draw bees and other pollinators to your garden. The flowers are attractive in their own right, making this tree earn its keep even before the fruit appears. As summer progresses, small green apples swell and gradually take on their signature red color, creating seasonal interest from spring through fall.

Perfect for Modern Landscapes

The columnar habit is not just a space saver. It creates a strong vertical accent that works beautifully in contemporary garden designs, mixed borders, or even lined up as a fruiting hedge or living screen. Plant several in a row along a fence line, use a pair to frame an entryway, or grow a single specimen in a large container on a sunny deck.

Easy Care for Beginning Orchardists

Unlike traditional apple trees that demand regular pruning to maintain shape and productivity, columnar varieties stay naturally tidy. You will still want to thin fruit for better size and remove wayward side shoots, but the workload is a fraction of what full-sized apples require. That makes Tasty Red™ an excellent choice for first-time fruit growers who want success without a steep learning curve.

For best fruit set, plant a second apple variety nearby for cross-pollination. Other columnar apples or any apple that blooms at the same time will work as a pollination partner.