Sweet Delicious apple
Malus domestica 'Sweet Delicious'
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
'Sweet Delicious' apple (Malus domestica 'Sweet Delicious') 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. Flowers open in early to late spring and bring in bees. New York State Agriculture bred it in 1911.
Pairs well with Hazelnut, Lanceleaf coreopsis, Lily, and Christmas fern.