Directeur Lesage apple
Malus domestica 'Directeur Lesage'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Directeur Lesage' apple (Malus domestica 'Directeur Lesage') is a tree for the food garden, grown for fresh eating. 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. The apples have a sweet and sharp flavor and a ribbed green and yellow skin with red and orange flecks. They ripen early, usually in mid-August. Plant a second apple nearby, because this tree is not self-fertile and bees need a partner for pollination.
Pairs well with Wild geranium, Lingonberry, Sedge, and Prairie dropseed.