Merton Delight apple
Malus domestica 'Merton Delight'
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
'Merton Delight' apple (Malus domestica 'Merton Delight') 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 forms a dense shape. It blooms from early to late spring, and bees visit the flowers. The John Innes Institute bred it in the 1930s.
Pairs well with Juneberry, Lingonberry, Garlic chives, and Minuteman hosta.