George Cave apple
Malus domestica 'George Cave'
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
'George Cave' apple (Malus domestica 'George Cave') 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. Mr 'George Cave' bred it, and it came out in 1923. The apples ripen in early to mid August. They are best on the day you pick them, because they do not keep.
Pairs well with Thimbleberry, Rhubarb, and Black-eyed Susan.