Santana is a high quality attractive modern red apple, similar to Elstar, to which it is distantly related. It has a good balanced flavour, with a slightly vinous note. Like many modern apple varieties it incorporates natural resistance to scab,
Santana was developed specifically to have unusually low levels of the natural compounds that can cause oral allergic reactions to apples in some people.
**All prices include delivery. We offer a discount on orders of multiple bare-root trees for delivery at the same time - this will be shown at the checkout.
Delivery period: Pot-grown trees can be delivered from September onwards. Bare-root trees can be delivered from mid-November onwards. Within those periods you can specify your preferred month of delivery during the checkout process. It is best to order as soon as you can to ensure items are reserved for you.
*Mature heights: Height shown is the approximate height of the tree when mature (after 5-10 years), not the height when supplied. See photos of trees as supplied. Actual mature heights may vary considerably dependent on your local conditions and training and pruning regime.
Stock availability: Items showing as 'sold out' will probably be available again next season. If you would like to reserve in advance use our enquiry form - this does not commit you to anything.
Santana is self-sterile and needs to be pollinated by another tree of a different variety nearby.
Our online pollination checker lists suitable pollination partners for this variety.
More advice about pollination.
Santana is generally easy to grow, and has good resistance to scab and canker.
Planting instructions.
Pruning instructions.
University of Wageningen, Netherlands.
