Cameo Apple Tree

Chefs love homegrown, pretty Cameo apples for cheese plates, salads & pies. Grow your own Cameo Apple tree! This rewarding adventure ensures a fresh supply of fresh, brown-resistant fruit!

Formerly known as the Carousel Apple, the Cameo Apple Tree (Malus 'Cameo') has earned rave reviews from both growers and consumers! Vigorous growth and ornamental beauty, this is a versatile and adaptable fruit tree!

Cameo is prized for its thin skin with a crisp, sweet, tangy and juicy texture. They are described as having the perfect balance in taste between sweet and tart. Plus these healthy snacks are very high in antioxidants!

The crisp and zingy texture makes them perfect fresh off the tree, in salads and preserves as they are blended with other apple varieties in your favorite baked goods because it holds their shape well in baked goods.

The resistance to browning when cut makes them very popular in salads and sandwiches. Include crisp and juicy Cameo slices on cheese plates for an effortlessly chic dessert.

The spring trees have lovely white flowers that are fragrant and draw admiration from you and your pollinators!

Cameo fruit is medium to large and uniform in size. Featuring distinctive bright red striping over a yellow and light-green under color. The creamy white-yellow flesh is crisp and juicy and you'll love the aroma of a freshly cut Cameo!

How to Use Cameo Apple Tree In The Landscape

There’s nothing quite as charming as a blooming apple tree in the garden! Sit beneath the shade and dream of the harvest, or picnic beneath the spring blooms and watch the bees lazily buzz about.

Cottage gardens look idyllic, and your perennial and vegetable gardens gain some shade from these lovely trees.

Plant one by your patio for ornamental accent or outside your picture window so you can easily view the glorious spring, summer and autumn display! With a touch of yellow fall color and wonderful branching, Apple trees are gorgeous specimens year-round.

Shade your patio or add a row along your property for gorgeous definition.

The prolific blooms alone make Cameo a fantastic specimen plant. The smaller sized trees are front garden specimens and side yard accent trees!

Standard-sized trees are fantastic for back garden shade and ornamentals, and both sizes fit perfectly into any sized orchard!

This variety is widely heralded as one of the most flavorful, crispy, and juicy apples anywhere. The Cameo matures one week before Fuji and has a long harvest and storage window. Ripening in September to October, your fall desserts will also receive rave reviews!

#ProPlantTips For Care

One of the easiest to grow apples, Cameo is hardy in growing zones 4-8, giving them excellent cold and heat tolerance. A chance seedling that is a cross between the classic Red Delicious and Golden Delicious Apple trees.

All Apples need full sun for the best crops, especially the morning sun to dry the dew from the foliage.

Plant in organically rich soil that is well-drained for best results. A good layer of mulch over the root system keeps them cool, moist and insulated!

Requiring consistent access to moisture, be sure to set up a regular watering cycle to protect your investment and have the juiciest crop.

Prune when dormant in late winter to open the canopy and provide air circulation. You can also train your tree smaller or into Espalier for a custom-sized tree for your needs!

Cameo apples are hard to find in grocery stores. These trees never stay in stock long. Buy yours today and have your own fresh-off-the-tree healthy fruit for you and your family!

Call Nature Hills today!