Gravensteiner Apple is a semi-dwarf fruiting deciduous tree with outstanding desert-quality sweet-tart apples with red stripes that ripen in September. It has an early to mid bloom season of white flowers. Fruits best in full sun and loamy well-drained, slightly acidic soils.
The fruits are popular for deserts as they hold their shape after cooking. Gravensteiner requires a pollinator, but is a triploid and cannot pollinate others itself; common pairs include Golden Delicious, Jon-A-Thon, and Red Rome Beauty.
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Type:
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Tree
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Origins:
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Chance seedling; Unknown
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Height:
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15' - 18'
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Spread:
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12’ - 15'
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Spacing:
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12'
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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3 - 8
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Culture:
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Full Sun
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Bloom Color:
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White
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Season of Interest:
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Spring, Fall
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: High Maintenance. Water Regularly. Potential issues include apple scab, cedar apple rust, fire blight, leaf spot and and powdery mildew. Possible pests are aphids, maggots, boreres, and spider mites. Most commercially available Apples are grafted onto their rootstock, resulting in dwarf (8-10ft), Semi-dwarf (12-15ft) or standard tree heights all with full sized fruits. Ask the provider the rootstock classification for estimated size. Dwarf stock is easier to maintain and produces fruit at an earlier age.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Gardens, Shade Tree, Edible Garden, and Container.
COMPANION PLANTS: Apple, Shasta Daisy, Bugleweed
IMAGES: Red58bill, 006grav.ylo, CC BY 3.0, (2) English: National Fruit Collection, Brogdale., Cross section of Gravenstein, National Fruit Collection (acc. 1957-215), Unknown, (3) Sven Teschke, Malus Gravensteiner 4481, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, (4) Haeferl, Arche Noah - Gravensteiner, CC BY-SA 4.0, (5) Haeferl, Arche Noah - Gravensteiner - Blüten - 3, CC BY-SA 4.0
* As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
