Walter Pease apple
Malus domestica 'Walter Pease'
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
'Walter Pease' apple (Malus domestica 'Walter Pease') 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 from early to late spring, and bees visit the flowers. The dense, moderate-growing tree fits well in a home orchard.
Pairs well with Magnus coneflower, June hosta, and Big bluestem.