Candy Crisp apple
Malus domestica 'Candy Crisp'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Candy Crisp' apple (Malus domestica 'Candy Crisp') 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. It blooms from early to late spring, and bees visit the flowers. The dense tree has a moderate growth rate. It was found as a chance seedling in a Red Delicious orchard, and its shape is similar, but the skin is golden yellow.
Pairs well with Pink Lemonade blueberry, American persimmon, Wild geranium, and Weigela.