Golden Nugget apple
Malus domestica 'Golden Nugget'
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
'Golden Nugget' apple (Malus domestica 'Golden Nugget') is a fruit 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 grows at a moderate rate and forms a dense shape. Bees visit the flowers in early to late spring. C.J. Bishop bred it in 1932.
Pairs well with Nepeta, Standing Ovation little bluestem, Pink Impression tulip, and Lily of the valley.