If you're talking about the ones from Stark's, their "Colonade" apples, I have 4 of them -- Crimson, Red, and Green Spire (two of the Crimson).

They get larger than 8 feet x 2 feet by quite a bit. Mine unpruned are about 8 feet across and 12 feet wide. I've taken to whacking them back a bit to keep them more compact and attractive.

I've gotten up to a bushel of fruit off of each. They are all pretty good. Crimson is actually sort of delicious-shaped, and the flavor and acidity kind of reminds me of Granny Smith in a way, but perhaps I pick too early. Red is similar to a Jonathan in taste and appearance. The Green reminds me most of Golden Delicious or Gingergold. They are all fairly early apples, around Labor Day to mid-Sept, and don't keep particularly well.

They definitely have their place, good for tight corners of the landscape.

I wonder if they have the same growing habits as these I've been looking at:

http://www.onegreenworld.com//index.php?cPath=1_12&sort=2a&page=2

http://www.raintreenursery.com/catalog/producttype.cfm?producttype=Apples-Columnar

Kristina

I had this same question.
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