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[Bob Randall <YearRoundGardening@comcast.net>]

Hi

It depends a lot on where you are in "Zone 9". The only apples that consistently do well in Texas south of I-10 in urban Houston (and are half tasty) are Anna and Dorsett Golden. Thats zone 9b/10a in reality.

 They are sold on Mark rootstock which does fairly well in gumbo clay of average drainage.

Rev Morgan and Granny Smith may work in areas more than 100 miles from the coast.  They are much better apples. 8b/9a zone

Area fruit tree sales in January/February such as put on by Urban Harvest and by County Extensions are the best places to get these, though businesses can get them wholesale for pickup from Treesearch Farms (on the web). 

There is a fairly good list of fruit varieties most of which are sold at the sale at the web site below. Last January Urban Harvest sold 6000 adapted fruit trees to the general public in about 3 hours.

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On May 10, 2009, at 3:53 PM, MARIE ASHTON wrote:

Here is an excerpt from an article I wrote that was published in the Jan./Feb. issue of Texas Gardener magazine. There are recommendations for three different areas of Texas with this excerpt for the lower chill areas:

 

"Southeast and Coastal Plains (low chill areas):

Anna – An early ripening greenish apple with a large red blush that was developed in Israel. Has an extremely low chilling requirement of only 200 hours. A good pollination partner for Dorsett Golden. Ripens in early July. A heavy producer.

Dorsett Golden – Medium sized yellow apple with a crisp, sweet flavor. Requires only 100 chilling hours. A good pollination partner for Anna. Ripens in July.

Ein Shemer – A yellow apple that ripens in June. Requires 200 chilling hours.

Reverend Morgan – Originated by Reverend Herman Morgan of Houston from seed of Granny Smith in 1965. It is well adapted to most areas in USDA zones 7 – 9. The fruit is medium-large with a pinkish-red colored skin over a greenish background. Ripens in August. Requires 400 chilling hours.

Mollies Delicious – A Red apple that has good size and taste. Colors well in our summer heat. Grown as far south as Houston. Ripens in late July to Mid August depending on your location. Requires 400 chilling hours. Fairly good disease resistance.

Beverly Hills – A light yellow apple with a red blush from California. Has a sweet but slightly tart flavor which many people enjoy. Requires 300 chilling hours.

Adina – A large, pale green apple that was developed in Australia with a sweet distinctive cinnamon-like flavor. Ripens in late June or early July. Requires 200-300 chill hours.

In addition: Granny Smith seems to do well in this region in most years."

 

Here are some sources for Texas apple trees:

 

"SOURCES FOR TREES: Apple trees are available at many nurseries and retail garden centers in Texas. Here are three selected sources for listed varieties:

Womack Nursery Co., 2551 State Hwy. 6, De Leon, TX 76444-6330, phone: 254-893-6497. Bareroot trees in Dec., Jan. and Feb.

Love Creek Orchards, 13558 State Hwy. 16N, Medina, TX, 78055 or at the Apple Store inMedina. Phone: 830-589-2588 Containerized trees year-around.

Van Well Nurseries, P.O. Box 1339 Wenatchee, WA, 98807 phone: 509-886-8189 website:www.vanwell.net Bareroot trees in the winter and early spring."

 

I hope this helps.

 

Regards,

Richard Ashton

Oak Creek Orchard

www.oakcreekorchard.com

bwoodtx@verizon.net

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Toni Pralle

To: nafex

Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 2:39 PM

Subject: [NAFEX] zone 9 apple?

I have friends who relocated from zone 4 Iowa to zone 9 Texas. Needless to say, they've had quite a learning experience so far. I'm sure I've read on here before that there aren't many apples that would grow in Texas. Can anyone point me to some sources for Texas fruit trees?

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Toni in zone 4 Iowa USA
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