Apple ‘Granny Smith’ - Malus domestica

Apple 'Granny Smith' - Malus domestica

The Granny Smith is one of Australia's most recognised and enduring fruiting trees, a proven performer delivering reliable heavy crops, ornamental spring blossom, and fruit of exceptional keeping quality. At advanced stock sizes, it arrives with an established framework ready to produce from the first season.

Why Granny Smith Apple

Exceptional fruit quality: Crisp, tart apples with broad culinary versatility, from fresh eating to baking and juicing.
Heavy, reliable cropping: Generous yields season after season with appropriate pollination.
Superior keeping quality: Harvested fruit stores exceptionally well, extending seasonal value.
Ornamental spring display: White to soft-pink blossom delivers strong seasonal interest before fruit set.
Proven Australian performer: Well-adapted to temperate climates with adequate winter chill hours.

Ideal Applications

Estate and production orchards: A cornerstone fruiting variety for serious orchard plantings on prestige rural and residential properties.
Formal espalier installations: Trains exceptionally well against walls, fences, and architectural structures for high-impact edible design.
Productive landscape features: Delivers seasonal blossom and fruit within designed landscape settings where function and aesthetics are both required.
Deciduous canopy planting: Allows winter light penetration into courtyards and built structures while providing seasonal shade and interest through the warmer months.

Specimen & Installation

Spacing (feature/avenue): 5–7m
Planting Season: Winter to early spring (bare-rooted); autumn to spring (potted)
Soil & Drainage: Deep, fertile, well-drained loam with a pH of 6.0–7.0; avoid waterlogged soils
Establishment Care: Water deeply and regularly during the first two growing seasons to establish a strong root system, then reduce to weekly during dry periods. Apply a balanced fertiliser in late winter and mulch around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds.

Plant Details

Height: 3–5m
Width: 3–4m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Deciduous
Light: Full sun
Native to: Cultivar originated in Australia (New South Wales)
Flower Colour: White to pale pink