Telstar apple
Malus domestica 'Telstar'
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
'Telstar' apple (Malus domestica 'Telstar') 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. Its dense growth is moderate in pace, and it blooms from early to late spring. Bees visit the flowers. J.H.Kidd bred it in 1934.
Pairs well with Spotted beebalm, Tickseed, and Grape hyacinth.