Scotch Dumpling apple
Malus domestica 'Scotch Dumpling'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Pink - dark
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Scotch Dumpling' apple (Malus domestica 'Scotch Dumpling') is a tree for the food garden, grown for cooking. 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. The dense tree has dark pink flowers in early to late spring, and bees visit them. The fruit ripens early and keeps for 2 to 3 weeks. You will need a second apple tree nearby, since it is not self-fertile.
Pairs well with False indigo, Blazing star, Cinnamon fern, and Blue Arrow Rocky mountain juniper.