Apple Trees for Your Landscape, Baking & Eating

Fuji Apple Tree
It's always tricky knowing which type of apple tree to plant. Well plant the fuji apple tree, if you want juicy and sweet eating apples. It also has a crisp texture that you'll love biting into. While many of the fuji apples you eat, might be grown in the United States, they might also come from Japan or China (where the majority of Fuji apples are grown). Trust me if they are grown in your backyard they will be even more delicious than the apples that have traveled across the Pacific on container ships.

Not only are fuji apples great to eat, but you'll love the way the fuji apple tree looks in your yard! In the spring you'll love the dainty apple blossoms. This white cloud of flowers also has an amazing scent. As summer passes and the foliage changes, you'll know it's time to pick your fuji apples. Nature Hills has a wonderful selection of fuji apple trees for you to purchase. Learn More.

Gala Apple Tree
Another fantastic apple for you and your family to snack on. The big plus with gala apple tree fruit is that it often ripens in August, so you can start your apple snacking early. Gala apples are robust and long-lived, as long as six months. So you can expect to have fresh apples well into February!!

You can pace yourself and your crop. Gala also complements the fuji apple tree in that it produces pink apple blossoms instead of white. In my opinion, you can never have too many fragrant apple blossoms in the spring!

You'll need a full-sun area for your gala apple tree to thrive. It's self-polinating. Expect the dwarf version to reach 8 to 10 feet in height, the semi-dwarf will grow from 10 to 15 feet tall. Grows well in Zones 4 to 10. Available from Nature Hills Nursery. Learn More.

Golden Delicious Apple Tree
Probably one of the most popular apple trees and fruit in the United States. If you're a beginner apple tree grower, this is a great choice. It's super easy to grow and is a dependable fruit producer. Golden delicious apple meat is sweet, with thin skin and a very crisp texture. Expect yourself and your family to eat one off of the tree all the time. You don't have to pair it with a pollinator, although if you do, it will produce even more apples. Perfect pollinators include the Red delicious apple tree, the Honeycrisp apple tree or the Red Jonathan apple tree.

You can expect the dwarf version to grow from 8 feet to 10 feet tall and the semi dwarf version to be a bit taller at 10 feet to 15 feet. It grows best in sunny, well-drained soil. Expect its blossoms in mid-April and apples in mid-September. The Golden delicious apple tree thrives in Zones 5 - 10. Available from Nature Hills Nursery. Learn More.

Granny Smith Apple Tree
If you want your apples for apple pie and apple crisp, then a Granny Smith apple tree is the one to plant. It's also an impressive landscape tree. The dwarf variety grows from 8 to 10 feet, while the semi-dwarf variety could reach between 15 to 20 feet. Place it in a sunny spot with well-drained soil. Granny Smith grows best in Zones 5 - 9. You'll love the fluffy white blossoms in mid-April and the tart apples in late-October, even early-November. These keep well in your refrigerator for at least 4 to 6 months. You'll be baking apple pies and crisps all winter long - the perfect comfort food. Granny Smith trees do need a companion pollinator. A Cortland, Liberty or Pink Lady apple tree would be the perfect one. Available at Nature Hills Nursery. Learn More.

Red Delicious Apple Tree
The standard by which all other apples are judged. A Red Delicious apple has the perfect red shiny skin and perfect white and sweet flesh. Plant it as an ornamental tree to give your landscape focus or make it part of your orchard. Perfect for eating right off the tree.

In mid-April delicate white blossoms with a hint of pink appear, bringing with them a wonderful scent. Come September you'll be eating this specimen fruit. This long-lived tree could grace your landscape for 50 years! So place it well. It needs lots of sun and well-drained soil. Zones 4 - 7 are best. Available at Nature Hills Nursery. Learn More.