Cockpit Improved apple
Malus domestica 'Cockpit Improved'
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
'Cockpit Improved' apple (Malus domestica 'Cockpit Improved') 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 as a traditional cooker. The dense branches bloom in early to late spring, and the flowers attract bees.
Pairs well with Black chokeberry, Red Charm peony, Queen of Night tulip, and Blue fescue.