Catshead apple
Malus domestica 'Catshead'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Spreading / flat-topped
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Catshead' apple (Malus domestica 'Catshead') 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 is grown for cooking, as the juicy, tart flesh cooks down to a puree and needs little added sugar. White flowers open from early to late spring and attract bees. You will need a second apple tree nearby, since it is not self-fertile.
Pairs well with Pink Lemonade blueberry, Hyssop, and Grape hyacinth.