Winter Gem apple
Malus domestica 'Winter Gem'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Pink - light
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Winter Gem' apple (Malus domestica 'Winter Gem') is a tree for the food garden, grown for fresh eating. 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. Pink spring blooms attract bees, and you need a second apple nearby for pollination. Hugh Ermen bred it in 1975.
Pairs well with Anise hyssop, Honeyberry, Johnny jump up, and Sundrops.