Granny Smith Apple

Malus Domestica 'Granny Smith'

The Granny Smith Apple is a historic favorite, with its bright green color and sweet, tart taste. It's perfect for fresh eating, cooking, pies, caramel apples, cider making, or low-calorie snacking. Its firm and crisp texture makes it a favorite among apple lovers. Store up to six months. Ripens in late October, requires cross-pollination.

Current Sale Size: 5/8+” caliper, 5-6 ft., bare root.

Rootstock: Bud 118. Produces a vigorous tree, similar in size to EMLA 111. This rootstock is winter hardy, resistant to collar rot and adaptable to a wide range of soil types.

Apple Pollination Chart (PDF): mid-season bloom
NOTE: Apples need at least two trees of different varieties for pollination.

Maturity Harvest Chart (PDF) - November

Growth Rate: Moderate (6-12”/yr.)

Soils: Sand, Loam, Clay

Moisture: Dry to Moist

Shade Tolerance: Full Sun

Mature Height: 12-16 ft.

Deer Damage Potential: High

Other: Winter hardy; very vigorous, spreading habit; ripens in late October to November.

More information from nursery: "A late, green, tart apple, maturing in early November. Develops a red blush in the Northeast. High-quality eating apple with a storage life equal to Fuji." ACN - Granny Smith