Gilbert Gold apple
Malus domestica 'Gilbert Gold'
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
'Gilbert Gold' apple (Malus domestica 'Gilbert Gold') 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 has a dense growth habit and grows at a moderate rate. Flowers open in early to late spring and attract bees. Growers think it is probably a russeted sport of 'Golden Delicious'.
Pairs well with Pink Lemonade blueberry, Prairie Sun rudbeckia, and Stargazer lily.