Chestnut Crab apple
Malus domestica 'Chestnut Crab'
USDA zones3 to 3
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Fall color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Attracts
Notes
'Chestnut Crab' apple (Malus domestica 'Chestnut Crab') is a tree for fresh eating, juice, and hard cider. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The University of Minnesota bred it in 1949. It blooms in early to late spring and attracts bees. It is not self-fertile, so plant a second apple nearby for pollination.
Pairs well with Slippery elm, Cheerfulness daffodil, and Dropmore Scarlet honeysuckle.
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