Cripps Pink apple
Malus domestica 'Cripps Pink'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size10 to 25 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White, pink
- Fall color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Slightly acidic (pH 6.0-7.0)
- Toxicity
- Non-toxic
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Cripps Pink' apple (Malus domestica 'Cripps Pink') is a tree for food gardens and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. White and pink flowers open in spring and attract bees. The late season fruit tastes sweet-tart. Growers in Western Australia bred it in the 1970s.
Pairs well with Pink Lemonade blueberry, Chardonnay grape, and Autumn fern.