• See also:
• Apple trees for the northern states42
• Apples trees for the south12
• Red-flesh apple trees3

Apple trees for California / south-west

Apple varieties which are suitable for growing in California and the south-western states.

• Anna

  

  Anna is the go-to apple apple variety for growers in low-chill climates - if you are in southern California, or the southern states, Anna is a good choice.

  $39.45buy

  • Picking season: Very early
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 1

• Arkansas Black

  

  Arkansas Black is an unusual and attractive apple, used as a winter apple after maturing in a cold store.

  $37.95buy

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 3

• Cripps Pink

  

  Cripps Pink is one of the best-known modern apple varieties, well-suited to the warmer apple-growing regions.

  $38.95buy

  • Picking season: Very late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 3

• Cripps Red

  Cripps Red is a late-season low-chill apple from Australia, with a crisp dense flesh and a good flavor.

  • Picking season: Very late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 3

• Enterprise

  

  Enterprise is a modern American disease-resistant apple, good for eating fresh and cooking.

  $38.95buyBest seller

  • Picking season: Very late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 4

• Fuji

  

  Developed in Japan, but with all-American parents, Fuji is a very attractive apple with a good sweet flavor.

  $37.95buy

  • Picking season: Very late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 3

• Gala

  

  Gala is popular supermarket apple - but better when home-grown, with a sweet pleasant flavor.

  $39.20buy

  • Picking season: Mid
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 4

• GoldRush

  

  GoldRush is a modern disease-resistant apple, like Golden Delicious but with a better tart/sweet balance. It is also one of the best new hard-cider varieties.

  $38.95buyBest seller

  • Picking season: Very late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 4

• Granny Smith

  

  Granny Smith is the world-famous green apple from Australia, a good choice for warmer apple-growing regions.

  $37.95buy

  • Picking season: Very late
  • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 3

• Gravenstein

  

  Gravenstein is a high-quality early-season eating and cooking apple, with an excellent strong apple flavor.

  $37.95buy

  • Picking season: Early
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 1

• Honeycrisp

  

  Honeycrisp is a cold-hardy disease-resistant apple - it shows just how good modern apples have become.

  $37.95buyBest seller

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 4

• King of Tompkins County

  

  An heirloom apple from New York state, primarily used for cooking.

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 3

• Liberty

  

  Liberty is a popular disease-resistant apple, large crops of bright red apples, similar to McIntosh.

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 2

• Spitzenburg

  

  Esopus Spitzenberg is one of the best-flavored American heirloom apples, and a favorite of Thomas Jefferson.

  $37.95buyBest seller

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 4

• Wickson Crab

  

  Wickson crab is a popular crab apple variety which is also useful in cider blends.

  $37.95buyBest seller

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 2

How to choose Apple trees for California / south-west

As a rule most apple varieties prefer a climate where there is a definite winter period with temperatures around or below freezing, and summer temperatures not exceeding the low 90s. In contrast Southern California has a "Mediterranean" climate and some other areas of the south western states have long hot dry summers and mild winters. Typical of a Mediterranean climate, almost the entire annual rainfall occurs in winter.

Fortunately there are several apple varieties that will tolerate these conditions.