
Apple
- Botanical Name
- Malus
- Hardiness
- Zones 3 to 8
- Height
- 3 feet (mini-dwarf) to 30 feet (standard)
- Width
- 2 feet (columnar) to 25 feet (standard)
- Flowers
- White and pink
- Fruit
- Red, green or yellow pome; greater than 2 inches in diameter
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- You will need two different apple trees for pollination and fruit set.
- Plant two if there are no crabapples or other species nearby. Select a tree on a dwarf rootstock for smaller size and is easier to manage and for earlier production
- Problems
- Scab, fireblight, apple maggot, codling moth, tent caterpillar
- Varieties
- Look for the most disease resistant cultivars available in your area.
- Anna, Dorsett Golden and Tropic Sweet are low chill apples for milder regions.
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