Zestar Apple semi-dwarf (single bare root)
Sold Individually - Price is per tree and includes sales tax.
No shipping - pickup only. Pickup only in Spring of 2026, date to be announced later.
Zestar Apple - Malus 'Zestar'
Seedling Height: 5-8'
Upright and spreading tree form. High fruit quality and hardiness. The tree is moderately fire blight resistant. Distinctive sweet-tart balance with a brown sugar overtone. Light, crispy & juicy. Good baking and eating apple. Forest green foliage turning yellow in fall. Showy clusters of lightly scented light pink -white flowers. 3” Fruit. Color is red green with 60-85% red over green base. Early season harvest from late August to early September. Storage is two months. Sandy loam to clay loam soil. Is drought tolerant. A semi-dwarfing rootstock was used which reduces the mature size and usually produces fruit in 4-5 years. Don’t plant in low areas where frost settles. Don’t plant where previous apple trees have been planted. Do not fertilize first year. In subsequent years, none needed if annual growth is:18-24” on young trees (Note: measure between terminal bud and ring of bud scale scars), 10-12” on mature trees.
pH Range: 6.5-7 Light Range: Full Sun USDA Hardiness Zone: Zone 3
Size: H 12-15' W 14'