Frostbite apple
Malus domestica 'Frostbite'
USDA zones3 to 3
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Spreading / flat-topped
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Frostbite' apple (Malus domestica 'Frostbite') is a tree for the food garden. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It blooms from early to late spring, and the flowers draw bees. The tree has a spreading, flat-topped shape and grows at a moderate pace.
Pairs well with Blush peony, Sedge, and Carlton daffodil.
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