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Early Harvest Apple

Malus domestica 'Early Harvest'

Hardiness Zones: 3 - 8 View Map

Produces a medium-sized yellow apple with crisp, creamy white flesh that is juicy and tart when ripe — great for baking if picked early, great for fresh eating if picked ripe; the fruit will keep for several weeks in the refrigerator.
Yields ripe fruit typically between July and September, depending on location
Needs a compatible cultivar — growing within 100' of the tree for standard, 50' for semi-dwarf and 20' for dwarf varieties — to ensure pollination
Can be pollinated with Lodi, red Jonathan, red delicious or a variety from a different apple family
Bears fruit in 6–10 years if standard sized; the semi-dwarf tree bears in 4–6 years, the dwarf in 3–4 years
Blooms early to midseason, with white or pinkish flowers
Is available in standard, semi-dwarf and dwarf sizes
Requires regular watering
Has a chill hours (CU) requirement of 800–1000 (chill hours are the average hours of air temperature between 32° and 45° F in a typical winter season)
Grows in an oval, spreading shape; sometimes horizontal, upright or erect

Pricing Information

Tree Details

Shape

Oval

Growth Speed

Fast

Scientific Name

Malus domestica 'Early Harvest'

Mature Height

10' - 25'

Mature Spread

10' - 15'

Shipping Height

3' - 4'

Highlights

As its name suggests, this high-yielding apple tree is of the first to be ready for harvest. The golden apples are ready to be picked as early as July in some locations, with the latest harvest in September. The creamy white flesh is juicy and tart when ripe.

Early harvest apples are great for baking when picked early. If you want to enjoy them fresh, pick when ripe.

Sun Preference

Full Sun

Soil Preference

Moist, Well Drained

Wildlife Value

Apples are eaten by a variety of birds and mammals. The leaves and branches are browsed. The trees can be destroyed by rodents and rabbits girdling the stem or trunk. The nectar and/or pollen provides nutrition for bees in early to late spring.

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