Sweet Winesap apple
Malus domestica 'Sweet Winesap'
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 Winesap' apple (Malus domestica 'Sweet Winesap') 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 blooms in early to late spring, and bees visit the flowers. The tree has a dense habit and grows at a moderate rate. It is not a sport of 'Winesap'.
Pairs well with White mulberry, Blue sage, Pink Impression tulip, and Ostrich fern.