Reinette des Capucins apple
Malus domestica 'Reinette des Capucins'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Reinette des Capucins' apple (Malus domestica 'Reinette des Capucins') 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. This apple is grown for baking, fresh eating, and juice, and its slices keep their shape when cooked. You can pick the fruit in early October and store it until January.
Pairs well with Raspberry, Standing Ovation little bluestem, and Francee hosta.