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What Zones Will Apple Trees Grow In?
What Zones Will Apple Trees Grow In?. Apples grown from your own tree taste sweeter and better than apples from the grocery store. Like all fruit trees, apples begin with an apple blossom in the spring. In colder USDA hardiness zones, apples blossoms can succumb to late frosts, destroying the possibility of any fruit production. Apple trees also...
Apples grown from your own tree taste sweeter and better than apples from the grocery store. Like all fruit trees, apples begin with an apple blossom in the spring. In colder USDA hardiness zones, apples blossoms can succumb to late frosts, destroying the possibility of any fruit production. Apple trees also require a period of cold during the winter in order to commence the tree's dormancy. Fortunately, new apple varieties are constantly being developed to overcome Mother Nature's obstacles.
USDA Zone 9 to 10
All apple trees must have a dormancy period, referred to as chill hours, where the temperature is below 45 degrees F. In warmer USDA hardiness zones, this period can be relatively short and not conducive for many apple tree varieties that require between 400 and 600 chill hours to be able to produce fruit. Fortunately, some apple tree varieties need as few as 100 chill hours during the winter months. Fuji apple trees have long been a favorite variety in zones 9 and 10, but the Anna, Arkansas Black, Braeburn, Dorsett Golden, and Gala are a few of the other warm-weather apple trees ideal for those regions.
USDA Zones 4 to 8
You can successfully grow almost any apple tree variety in USDA hardiness zones 4 to 8 because these zones provide adequate chill hours. Pippin, Red and Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, McIntosh, Jonathan, Spintzenburg and Winesap have long been favorite apple tree varieties in zones 4 to 8. Specialty apples and old fashion varieties -- such as Pink Lady, Black Twig and Gravenstein -- thrive in the moderate climates of zones 4 to 8.
USDA Zones 2 to 3
Even though apple trees require various amounts of chill hours, too low temperature, early spring blossoms, and short grow seasons of USDA hardiness zones 2 and 3 can cause many apple tree varieties not to bear fruit. Gardeners as far north as Calgary, Canada, have had success growing and harvesting apples with such varieties as Parkland, Harcourt, Haralson and Goodland. The versatile Gravenstein, Melba and McIntosh apple trees are hardy in zone 3, while Reinette Simirenko, a variety developed in the Ukraine in 1895, thrives in the colder zone 2.
