Summer Treat apple
Malus domestica 'Summer Treat'
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
'Summer Treat' apple (Malus domestica 'Summer Treat') 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 a dense habit and grows at a moderate rate. Bees visit the flowers from early to late spring. The New Jersey Experiment Station bred it in 1982.
Pairs well with Serviceberry, Lily of the valley, and Johnny jump up.