Foster's Seedling apple
Malus domestica 'Fosters Seedling'
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
'Foster's Seedling' apple (Malus domestica 'Foster's Seedling') 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 blooms in early to late spring and attracts bees. This apple is not self-fertile, so plant a second apple tree nearby for pollination. It grows at a moderate rate and forms a dense habit.
Pairs well with Nepeta, Indian Summer rudbeckia, Hazelnut, and Blue grama.