Jersey Mac apple
Malus domestica 'Jersey Mac'
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
'Jersey Mac' apple (Malus domestica 'Jersey Mac') 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 grows at a moderate rate and has a dense habit. Bees visit the spring blooms, which open from early to late spring. The fruit ripens in the earliest part of the picking season.
Pairs well with Weigela, Garlic chives, Queen of Night tulip, and Alaska violet.