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Over 250 specialist fruit tree varieties for your orchard or back-yard

Apple trees for Southern California and the 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.

  • Anna apple trees
    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.
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    • Picking season: Very early
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
    • Pollination group: 1

  • Arkansas Black apple trees
    Arkansas Black is an unusual and attractive apple, used as a winter apple after maturing in a cold store.
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    • Picking season: Late
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Pollination group: 3

  • Cripps Pink apple trees
    Cripps Pink is one of the best-known modern apple varieties, well-suited to the warmer apple-growing regions.
    $41.95buy
    • Picking season: Very late
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Pollination group: 3

  • Cripps Red is a late-season low-chill apple from Australia, with a crisp dense flesh and a good flavor.
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    • Picking season: Very late
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Pollination group: 3

  • Enterprise apple trees
    Enterprise is a modern American disease-resistant apple, good for eating fresh and cooking.
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    • Picking season: Very late
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Pollination group: 4

  • Fuji apple trees
    Developed in Japan, but with all-American parents, Fuji is a very attractive apple with a good sweet flavor.
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    • Picking season: Very late
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Pollination group: 3

  • Gala apple trees
    Gala is popular supermarket apple - but better when home-grown, with a sweet pleasant flavor.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
    • Pollination group: 4

  • GoldRush apple trees
    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.
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    • Picking season: Very late
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Pollination group: 4

  • Granny Smith apple trees
    Granny Smith is the world-famous green apple from Australia, a good choice for warmer apple-growing regions.
    • Picking season: Very late
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
    • Pollination group: 3

  • Gravenstein apple trees
    Gravenstein is a high-quality early-season eating and cooking apple, with an excellent strong apple flavor.
    • Picking season: Early
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Pollination group: 1

  • Honeycrisp apple trees
    Honeycrisp is a cold-hardy disease-resistant apple - it shows just how good modern apples have become.
    $39.95buyBest seller
    • Picking season: Late
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Pollination group: 4

  • King of Tompkins County apple trees
    An heirloom apple from New York state, primarily used for cooking.
    $39.95buy
    • Picking season: Late
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Pollination group: 3

  • Liberty apple trees
    Liberty is a popular disease-resistant apple, large crops of bright red apples, similar to McIntosh.
    $39.95buyBest seller
    • Picking season: Late
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Pollination group: 2

  • Spitzenburg apple trees
    Esopus Spitzenberg is one of the best-flavored American heirloom apples, and a favorite of Thomas Jefferson.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Pollination group: 4

  • Wickson Crab apple trees
    Wickson crab is a popular crab apple variety which is also useful in cider blends.
    $39.95buyBest seller
    • Picking season: Late
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Pollination group: 2