Apples

PLANT TYPE: Apples

NATIVE TO: Nothern Europe

HARDINESS (USDA ZONES): 3-8

SEASON: Spring

EXPOSURE: Full Sun

TIME TO MATURITY: 150 Days

SPACING: 15 to 18 Feet

PLANTING DEPTH: Seedlings to Grade

HEIGHT: 10 Feet

SPREAD: 6 feet

PESTS & DISEASES: Aphids, Apple Maggots, Codling Moth, Mites, Scale and Leaf Hoppers, Scab, Frogeye Leaf Spot and Black Rot, Root Rot, Powdery Mildew, and Rust

WATER NEEDS: 1 Inch per week

MAINTENANCE: Moderate to High

TOLERANCE: Heat

SOIL TYPE: Organically Rich

SOIL pH: 6.5 to 7.0

SOIL DRAINAGE: Well Drained

COMPANION PLANTING: Peaches, Lemongrass, Coriander, Basil and Pears

AVOID PLANTING WITH: Fescues, Bluegrass and Native Trees

FAMILY: Rosaceae

GENUS: Malus