Thoday's Quarrenden apple
Malus domestica 'Thodays Quarrenden'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Thoday's Quarrenden' apple (Malus domestica 'Thoday's Quarrenden') 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 is grown for fresh eating, and the fruit keeps for 1-2 months. Bees visit the spring blooms, but this tree is not self-fertile, so plant a second apple nearby for pollination. R.E. Thoday bred it in 1949.
Pairs well with Purple Coneflower coneflower, Grape hyacinth, Blue sage, and Christmas fern.