Features and Growing Tips

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Edible Qualities

Arkansas Black Apple is a small tree that is typically grown for its edible qualities. It produces dark red round apples (which are botanically known as 'pomes') with black overtones and white flesh which are usually ready for picking from early to mid fall. The apples have a mild taste and a crisp texture.

Planting and Growing

Arkansas Black Apple will grow to be about 15 feet tall at maturity | with a spread of 15 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground | and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more. This variety requires a different selection of the same species growing nearby in order to set fruit.

This tree is typically grown in a designated area of the yard because of its mature size and spread. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions | and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.

Plant Facts

Prefers full sun

Keep moisture level average to moist

Mature Size 15'Hx15'W

Flowers are white with soft fragrance

Flowers in mid spring

Mild fruit used for raw; cooking; baking; juice; sauces

Harvest from early to mid fall

Fall color yellow

Zone 3b

Likes average to moist soil