Tolman Sweet apple
Malus domestica 'Tolman Sweet'
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
'Tolman Sweet' apple (Malus domestica 'Tolman Sweet') is a tree for the food garden, grown for culinary use, hard cider, and drying. 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 spring flowers, which open from early to late spring. The fruit ripens in mid season.
Pairs well with Japanese spirea, Greig's tulip, Ostrich fern, and Francee hosta.