Pitmaston Pine apple
Malus domestica 'Pitmaston Pine'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Pitmaston Pine' apple (Malus domestica 'Pitmaston Pine') 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. White flowers open in early to late spring and attract bees. This apple is grown for fresh eating and juice, and it has a musky pineapple flavor. It crops heavily but tends to fruit only every other year.
Pairs well with American persimmon, Thimbleberry, and Prairie dropseed.