Pumpkin Sweet apple
Malus domestica 'Pumpkin Sweet'
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
'Pumpkin Sweet' apple (Malus domestica 'Pumpkin Sweet') 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 is grown for culinary use and drying, and its fruit ripens late in the season. The dense tree grows at a moderate pace. It blooms from early to late spring, and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Serviceberry, Big bluestem, and Winterberry.