Marie Doudou apple
Malus domestica 'Marie Doudou'
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
'Marie Doudou' apple (Malus domestica 'Marie Doudou') is a tree for the food garden, grown for fresh eating and baking. 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 from early to late spring and attracts bees. The medium-sized yellow and red apples are usually picked in October and keep until January.
Pairs well with High-bush blueberry, Ostrich fern, and Black Parrot tulip.