SelecTree: Tree Detail

Photo Locations: Red Butte Garden - Salt Lake City, UT

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General Notes

Utility friendly tree.

Branches don't droop and resist breakage.

Family: Rosaceae

Tree Characteristics

Columnar or Rounded Shape.

Has Deciduous foliage.

Height: 20 - 25 feet.

Width: 15 - 25 feet.

Growth Rate: 12 to 36 Inches per Year.

Leaves Elliptic, Green, Golden or Yellow or Orange, Deciduous.

Flowers Showy. White. Flowers in Spring. Has perfect flowers (male and female parts in each flower).

Persistent, Golden Yellow Pome, Small (0.25 - 0.50 inches), fruiting in Summer Wildlife use it.

Bark Gray Brown, Blocky.

Shading Capacity Rated as Moderate to Moderately Dense in Leaf.

Shading Capacity Rated as out of Leaf.

Litter Issue is Fruit and Leaves.

Tree Site Conditions & Constraints

Sunset Zones 1 - 11 and 14 - 21.

USDA Hardiness Zones 5 - 8.

Exposure Full Sun.

Well Drained Soil.

Clay, Loam or Sand Texture.

Acidic Soil pH.

Salinity Tolerance is Moderate Inland.

Pests & Disease Information

Susceptible to Aphids, Webworm, Scales, Mites and Caterpillars, Armillaria, Scab, Fire Blight, Powdery Mildew, Rust and Canker.

Health, Safety & Environmental Concerns

Root Damage Potential Rated as Low.

Attracts Birds.

Wildlife use Fruit.

Special Uses & Values

Specimen, Buffer Strip or Street Tree.

Bonsai or Espalier.

Cite this tree:
SelecTree. "Malus × 'Harvest Gold' Tree Record." 1995-2021. Apr 12, 2021.
< https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree-detail/malus-×-harvest-gold >

This tree is not part of the SelecTree Nursery Connection. If you would like to see this tree listed, or know of a nursery that sells it, please contact us at ufei@calpoly.edu.