Winter Banana apple tree

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

A good quality American apple variety named for its faint banana-like flavor.

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Winter Banana apple trees for sale

• Medium 1-year bare-root tree $37.95
  Mature height: 8ft-12ft after 10 years
  Semi-dwarf rootstock
  

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Winter Banana is a popular high-quality apple variety from Indiana, noted for its faint banana-like flavor.

This is a particularly juicy apple, and can be used for sweet cider and hard cider.

How to grow

Winter Banana is fairly easy to grow, but likes a long growing-season. It seems to be a low-chill variety, so is a good choice in areas where winter temperatures don't often reach freezing.

Best avoided in areas where cedar-apple-rust is a problem.

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History

Winter Banana was found in Indiana, in the late 19th century.

Winter Banana characteristics

• Gardening skillAverage
• Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
• Pollination group4
• Pollinating othersGood
• PloidyDiploid
• Bearing regularityRegular
• Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
• WildlifeRHS Plants for Pollinators
• Picking seasonVery late
• UsesEating freshJuiceHard cider
• CroppingGood
• Keeping (of fruit)1-2 months
• Flavor style (apples)Sweeter
• General resistanceAverage
• Cedar apple rustVery susceptible
• Cold hardiness (USDA)(5) -20F / -29C
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Chill requirementLow-chill - 300-400 hours
• Country of originUnited States
• Period of origin1850 - 1899