Cockett's Red apple
Malus domestica 'Cocketts Red'
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
'Cockett's Red' apple (Malus domestica 'Cockett's Red') 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 fresh eating, and the fruit ripens late in the season. The fruit keeps for 1-2 months. Bees visit the spring blooms, and you will need a second apple tree nearby for pollination because it is not self-fertile.
Pairs well with Black chokeberry, Little bluestem, and Queen of Night tulip.