Blenheim Orange apple

Garden uses

Attracts

Notes

'Blenheim Orange' apple (Malus domestica 'Blenheim Orange') is a tree for the food garden. 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. The tree is grown for cooking, fresh eating, and eating with cheese, with a nutty, quite sweet taste. It cooks to a stiff puree, so it suits Apple Charlotte. Plant a second apple nearby, since it is not self-fertile, and bees will visit the spring blooms.

Pairs well with Cat mint, Pink Lemonade blueberry, Cheyenne Spirit echinacea, and African marigold.