Polka apple
Malus domestica 'Polka'
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
'Polka' apple (Malus domestica 'Polka') 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 has an upright shape and grows at a moderate rate. White flowers open from early to late spring, and bees visit them.
Pairs well with High-bush blueberry, Common milkweed, and Indian grass.