Pink Lady Apple
Malus 'Pink Lady'

Height: 20 feet
Spread: 6 feet
Sunlight: Full sun
Hardiness Zone: 4b

Description:
A productive apple tree prized for its delicious sweet-tart, crisp yellow apples streaked with red. The fruit is excellent for fresh eating and storage. Showy red flower buds open to fragrant white blooms in spring, adding ornamental appeal. Regular pruning is recommended to train and maintain a strong, well-structured tree.

Edible Qualities:
Pink Lady Apple produces round golden apples with a pink blush and white flesh that are typically ready for harvest from mid to late fall. The fruit has a tangy flavor and crisp texture and is commonly used for fresh eating and cooking.

Ornamental Features:
Pink Lady Apple is clothed in stunning clusters of fragrant white flowers along the branches in early spring before the leaves emerge. It has dark green deciduous foliage, with pointy leaves that turn yellow in fall. The showy gold apples with pink blush are carried in abundance from early to late fall, though fallen fruit may require occasional cleanup.

Landscape Attributes:
Pink Lady Apple is a deciduous tree with a shapely form and gracefully arching branches. Its average texture blends into the landscape but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This tree requires occasional maintenance and upkeep and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting birds and bees. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristics that may warrant special consideration:
- Messy
- Insects

Pink Lady Apple is recommended for the following landscape applications:
- Accent
- General Garden Use
- Orchard and Edible Landscaping

Planting & Growing:
Pink Lady Apple will grow to be about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 2 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 tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It performs best in average to evenly moist soil and will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular about soil type or pH and is highly tolerant of urban pollution, even thriving in inner city environments. Applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter helps protect it in exposed or colder microclimates. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.