Airlie Red Flesh apple
Malus domestica 'Airlie Red Flesh'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Fall color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Airlie Red Flesh' apple (Malus domestica 'Airlie Red Flesh') is a tree for the food garden, grown for culinary use and juice. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Pink flowers open in early to late spring and attract bees. The fruit ripens late in the season and keeps for 1 to 2 months. Plant a second apple nearby, because this tree is not self-fertile.
Pairs well with Pink Lemonade blueberry, Grape hyacinth, and Wormwood.