Pink Princess apple
Malus domestica 'Pink Princess'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 8 feet tall10 to 15 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Rose pink
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Pink Princess' apple (Malus domestica 'Pink Princess') is a tree for specimen planting, pollinator gardens, and food gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Rose pink flowers open from early to late spring and smell sweet. Bees, butterflies, and birds visit them. Fred Janson bred it in 1967.
Pairs well with Plum, Perennial candytuft, and Gladiator ornamental onion.