Arkansas Black Apple

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Malus spp. (Arkansas Black Apple)

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

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.

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.