Green Balsam apple
Malus domestica 'Green Balsam'
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
'Green Balsam' apple (Malus domestica 'Green Balsam') is a tree for the food garden, grown for cooking. 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. The small green fruit is acidic and not particularly juicy. You need a second apple tree nearby for pollination because it is not self-fertile.
Pairs well with Grape hyacinth, African marigold, and Prairie dropseed.