Famous for sauce and baking, also used fresh. Crisp, juicy, flavorful & tart. Green with red stripes. Early bloom, early harvest. Not a pollenizer for other varieties.
Red Gravenstein Apple
Red Gravenstein Apple
- Estimated Chilling Requirement
700 hours below 45°F - USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
2 - 9 - Pollination
Pollenizer required: Empire, Fuji, Gala, Red Delicious.
- Harvest Season within fruit type
very early - Harvest Dates
July 15 to July 30(approximate for Hickman, CA)
-WHERE TO BUY-
HOME GARDEN/RETAIL NURSERY CATALOG
WHILE DWARFING ROOTSTOCKS HAVE IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES, ROOTSTOCKS SHOULD BE SELECTED PRIMARILY FOR ADAPTABILITY TO THE SOIL AND CLIMATE OF THE PLANTING SITE. For the 2019-20 planting season, Red Gravenstein is offered on the following rootstock(s) (listed in order of quantity in production, largest quantity first):
M-111 (semi-dwarf/semi-standard, 80-90% of standard size)
Geneva 935 (1/3 of standard size)
