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Gravenstein Apple
Malus domestica 'Gravenstein'
Family: Rosaceae
Where to buy
Listings from nursery websites, as of the last check. Plantopia doesn't sell plants; prices and availability can change, so confirm on the nursery's site.
Trees of Antiquity
1 listingGravenstein Apple
Not rechecked recentlylast checked on Oct 5
What nurseries say
Growing facts as each nursery states them on its own product page. Nurseries sometimes disagree, so every claim names its nursery. Plantopia hasn't checked them; ask the nursery when it matters.
- Hardiness zonesNurseries differ
- Zones 2–9 · Bay Laurel Nursery, Burnt Ridge Nursery, Stark Bro's
- Zones 5–10 · Trees of Antiquity
- Light
- Full sun · Burnt Ridge Nursery, Stark Bro's
- Soil
- Loamy · Stark Bro's
- HeightNurseries differ
- 12–15 ft · Stark Bro's
- 12–16 ft at maturity · Trees of Antiquity
- 8 ft at maturity · Burnt Ridge Nursery
- Width
- 12–15 ft · Stark Bro's
- Growth rate
- Fast · Burnt Ridge Nursery
- Flower color
- White · Stark Bro's
- Bloom time
- Early - Mid · Stark Bro's
- Early bloom, early harvest; ripens late July/early August. · Bay Laurel Nursery
- Early Blooming · Burnt Ridge Nursery
- Midseason · Trees of Antiquity
- Chill hoursNurseries differ
- 500 hours or less · Bay Laurel Nursery
- 700 hours · Stark Bro's
- At least 700 hours · Burnt Ridge Nursery
- Low chill
- Yes · Trees of Antiquity
- Pollination
- Needs a pollinizer · Bay Laurel Nursery, Burnt Ridge Nursery, Stark Bro's, Trees of Antiquity
- Pollinizers
- Spartan, William’s Pride, Akane, Prima, Liberty · Burnt Ridge Nursery
- Harvest
- Early · Trees of Antiquity
- Early Season ripening · Burnt Ridge Nursery
- Ripens late July/early August. · Bay Laurel Nursery
- September · Stark Bro's
- Keeps
- 2 to3 Weeks · Trees of Antiquity
- Uses
- Cooking/Sauce, Eating Fresh, Espalier, Pies, Sweet Cider · Trees of Antiquity
- Disease resistance
- Average. Resistant to cedar apple rust, somewhat resistant to canker, scab and mildew, suseptible to fireblight · Burnt Ridge Nursery
- Good · Trees of Antiquity
Read from Bay Laurel Nursery, Burnt Ridge Nursery, Stark Bro's and Trees of Antiquity on Oct 5.
About this Plant
'Gravenstein' is a cultivar of Malus domestica (Apple). Plantopia has no growing profile for it yet.
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