Description
Malus pumila ‘Honeygold’
‘Honeygold’ Apple
A distinctively yellowish-green apple with good, sweet flavor, notably hardy, keeps well; eating apples are high maintenance and need a second pollinator; the perfect combination of accent and fruit tree, needs well-drained soil and full sun Honeygold Apple is a small tree that is commonly grown for its edible qualities. It produces large yellow round apples (which are botanically known as ‘pomes’) with hints of red and white flesh which are usually ready for picking from mid to late fall. The apples have a sweet taste and a crisp texture.
Common Name: semi-dwarf apple
Type: Fruit
Zone: 4 to 7
Height: 12.00 to 15.00 feet
Spread: 12.00 to 15.00 feet
Bloom Time: April to May
Bloom Description: Pinkish white
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Suggested Use: Flowering Tree
Flower: Showy
Attracts: Birds, Butterflies
Fruit: Showy, Edible
Tolerate: Air Pollution
Malus pumila 'Honeygold'
'Honeygold' Apple
Sweet Sixteen Apple
One of the best for fresh-off-the-tree eating, Sweet Sixteen is super sweet with a richly complex flavor—similar to vanilla with just a hint of molasses and fine bourbon. A taste treat like no other! Extra hardy and long-lived even in harsh conditions. Ripens mid Sept.
Height: Standard: 22 feet
Spacing: Standard: 20 - 30 feet -- Reachables: 6 - 10 feet
Spread: Standard: 20 feet
Light Required: Full Sun
Pollinator: Prairie Spy, Yellow Delicious, Honeycrisp.
Yield Standard: Approximately 5 - 10 bushels at maturity
Color: White.
Foliage: Green foliage.
Blooms: Late Spring
Fruit: Mostly red, large, conical shaped and wonderfull complex vanilla
flavor.
Zone: 3 - 6 (-30° F.)
Cortland Apple - Malus 'Cortland'
Cortland Apple will grow to be about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 20 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more. This variety requires a different selection of the same species growing nearby in order to set fruit.
This tree is typically grown in a designated area of the yard because of its mature size and spread. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments.
Botanical Name: Malus 'Cortland'
Mature Height: Semi-Dwarf: 15-20'
Soil Type: All Types, Well Drained
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Fruiting Time: 3 - 5 years
Malus 'Minnewashta' - Apple, Zestar!®
The most outstanding feature of a Zestar! ® Apple is its sprightly sweet-tart taste with a hint of brown sugar. And, unlike other early season apples that are often soft or mealy, Zestar! ® is juicy with a light, crisp texture. Just one bite, and you will savor the zesty flavor and crunch. Growers and apple lovers will delight in this tasty apple that ripens so early in the season. Under Wisconsin growing conditions, Zestar! ® fruit ripen in late August to early September, about the same time as Paulared®. It's the perfect way to start the apple season on a good note.
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4
Mature Height: 15′
Mature Spread: 15′
Growth Rate: Moderate
Growth Form: Central leader
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Site Requirements: Well drained site
Flower: White
Bloom Period: Early-mid May
Foliage: Green
Fall Color: Yellow
Fruit Notes: Excels for making apple crisps.
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