Honeycrisp Apple
Malus 'Honeycrisp'
Blooms late May, ripening late September
20 feet high x 25 feet wide
Zone 4
Full Sun to Part Sun
Honeycrisp is a hybrid cross developed at the University of Minnesota in 1991. This is a large red apple mottled over yellow that is exceptionally crisp and juicy; the flavor is sweet but well balanced. Outstanding for fresh eating and stores till March! Honeycrisp has become a favorite among home orchard enthusiasts. Needs another apple tree or crabapple tree for pollination.
Throughout this site, the following are used as guidelines for watering established plants:
These truly xeric plants can live with our 12 inches of natural annual precipitation and only need a winter watering during a multi-year drought, but they will thrive with a monthly watering. Overwatering will kill some of these. These plants are adapted to intermittent deep
watering with soil drying to a depth of a few inches between waterings. Watering frequency may be every couple of weeks during the active growing season and maybe only one winter watering for optimal care. These plants need regular watering somewhat like a bluegrass lawn so that
they never dry to depth in the root system during the active growing season, and need occasional winter watering to prevent root dessication and resultant plant
death. About sizes of our plants:
Sizes indicated with a # are roughly the equivalent in gallonage; so a #2 is about a 2 gallon pot size; b&b stands for balled and burlapped.