Esopus Spitzenburg apple
Malus domestica 'Esopus Spitzenburg'
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
USDA zones4 to 8
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
'Esopus Spitzenburg' apple (Malus domestica 'Esopus Spitzenburg') is a tree for food gardens and specimen planting. 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 tree is grown for fresh eating, cooking, and juice. Its tart-sweet apples have deep flavor and keep for 3 months or more. Bees visit the white and pink spring flowers, and you will need a second apple tree nearby for pollination.
Pairs well with Pink Lemonade blueberry, Hyssop, and Wormwood.