Dog's Snout apple
Malus domestica 'Dogs Snout'
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
'Dog's Snout' apple (Malus domestica 'Dog's Snout') is a tree for the food garden, grown for cooking. 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. Its fruit has an unusual shape, rather like a quince. The tree 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 Honeyberry, Sedge, and Festiva Maxima peony.