Red Delicious Apple
Malus domestica 'Red Delicious'
Fruit Trees
Also known as: Apple Tree, Apple
Cultivar: Red Delicious
Red Delicious Apple overview
Growing conditions and characteristics recorded for this plant.
- USDA zones
- Avoid: Zone 1 · Below -50° F
- Avoid: Zone 2A · -50° to -45° F
- Avoid: Zone 2B · -45° to -40° F
- Avoid: Zone 3A · -40° to -35° F
- Avoid: Zone 3B · -35° to -30° F
- Avoid: Zone 4A · -30° to -25° F
- Avoid: Zone 4B · -25° to -20° F
- Zone 5A · -20° to -15° F
- Zone 5B · -15° to -10° F
- Zone 6A · -10° to -5° F
- Zone 6B · -5° to 0° F
- Zone 7A · 0° to 5° F
- Zone 7B · 5° to 10° F
- Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F
- Zone 8B · 15° to 20° F
- Avoid: Zone 9A · 20° to 25° F
- Avoid: Zone 9B · 25° to 30° F
- Avoid: Zone 10A · 30° to 35° F
- Avoid: Zone 10B · 35° to 40° F
- Avoid: Zone 11 · Above 40° F
- Plant type
- Conditional: Tree
- Fruit
- Sun exposure
- Full / Mostly Sun
- Avoid: Full / Mostly Shade
- Avoid: Morning Sun / Evening Shade
- Avoid: Morning Shade / Evening Sun
- Avoid: Dappled Light / Filtered Sun
- Moisture
- Conditional: Average
- Avoid: High
- Low
- Growth Rates
- Conditional: Fast
- Flower Color
- Conditional: Soft Pink
- Attracts
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Conditional: Wildlife
- Songbirds / Birds
- Foliage Color
- Conditional: Medium Green
- Fragrances
- Conditional: Fragrant Flowers
- Season of Color
- Conditional: Early Spring Blooms
- Landscape Uses
- Growth Habits
- Conditional: Broad
- Conditional: Upright
- Conditional: Tall
- Theme Gardens
- Culinary Usages
- Desserts
- Salads / Sandwiches
- Sauces / Salsa
- Fresh Eating
- Conditional: Cereals
- Level of Care
- Conditional: High
- Mature height
- 15' to 20'
- Conditional: 40' to 50'
- Mature width
- 15' to 20'
- Conditional: 20' to 30'
- Drainage
- Well Drained
- Conditional: Moderately Drained
- Avoid: Poorly Drained
- Avoid: Very Poorly Drained
Height and width describe the mature plant. Missing information is shown as “Not recorded”.