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Malus spp. (Arkansas Black Apple)

The Arkansas Black Apple is an excellent permaculture tree, known for its deep red, winter-keeping apples. This tree is highly disease-resistant, self-fertile, and produces fruit that matures to its best flavor after a few months of refrigeration. Apples are harvested late in the season in our area and are perfect for long-term storage.

Chosen as a wildlife tree, the Arkansas Black Apple continues to hold fruit well into late fall, providing nourishment for birds and other wildlife. It thrives in zones 5-8 and has standard spacing of 20 feet in a circle for full-sized trees or 10 feet for dwarf varieties.

Note: Due to import restrictions, we are unable to ship Arkansas Black Apples to California.

Plant Characteristics:

• Pest Resistance: Fair

• Disease Resistance: Very Good

• Drought Tolerance: Good

• Heat Tolerance: Very Good

• Humidity Tolerance: Very Good

• Sun Tolerance: Very Good

• Wet Soil Tolerance: Poor

• Shade Tolerance: Fair

• No Spray Needs: Fair

• Salt Tolerance: Fair

• Fresh for Kids: Fair

• Deer Resistance: Poor

• Thorns: None

• Plant Type: Tree

• Soil Type: Adaptable

• Edible Type: Fruit

• Self-Fertile: Yes

This information is accurate to the best of our knowledge. Comments and feedback are always welcome.