Winter Banana Apple

Estimated Chilling Requirement
less than 400 hours below 45°F
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
4 - 9
Pollination

Partly self-fruitful, biggest crops if cross-pollinated.
Harvest Season within fruit type

midseason
Harvest Dates

September 10 to September 25

(approximate for Hickman, CA)

-WHERE TO BUY-

Large, round, especially beautiful apple: pale yellow waxy skin blushed with rosy pink. Crisp, tangy, juicy flesh is highly aromatic with a mild, banana-like flavor. Long time favorite dessert apple in CA's mild winter coastal climates. Good cider apple, good keeper. Vigorous, spreading tree bears at young age. Excellent pollenizer for other apples. Originated in Indiana, introduced in 1890. Chilling requirement less than 400 hours.

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 2021-22 planting season, Winter Banana 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)

Where to Buy DWN Trees

Winter Banana Apple

For Home Gardens