Anna Apple Tree

Anna Apple Tree makes the pleasure of crisp homegrown apples possible in gardens where winters are too mild for many traditional varieties. Its large fruit ripens from light green to warm yellow beneath an attractive red blush, creating a cheerful summer apple with creamy white flesh that remains firm, juicy, and refreshingly sweet-tart.

Biting into Anna feels more like the beginning of apple season than the end of summer: the fruit arrives remarkably early and brings clean crunch, bright flavor, and the fragrance of a freshly picked apple when cool-climate cultivars are still months from harvest. It is delicious out of hand and useful for pies, crisps, applesauce, and dehydrating. For Southern California, the Southwest, and other low-chill regions, Anna is not merely adaptable—it is a handsome, productive tree that makes a genuine backyard apple harvest feel both practical and exciting.

Anna needs about 200 chill hours and grows in USDA zones 5–10. This semi-dwarf tree on M-111 rootstock generally ripens from July through August, with timing varying by region and season.

Anna is partially self-fruitful, but a compatible apple with overlapping bloom can support a fuller crop. Golden Dorsett is the most practical low-chill partner.

Anna Apple Tree Details

• Fruit: Large green-to-yellow apple with a red blush and creamy white flesh
• Flavor and texture: Crisp, juicy, and refreshingly sweet-tart
• Best uses: Fresh eating, pies, crisps, applesauce, and dehydrating
• Harvest: July through August, with timing varying by region and season
• USDA zones: 5–10
• Chill hours: About 200 hours
• Tree size: Semi-dwarf on M-111 rootstock
• Pollination: Partially self-fruitful; a compatible apple with overlapping bloom can improve fruit set.
• Recommended pollinizers: Plant with Golden Dorsett Apple in low-chill climates or Golden Delicious Apple where its chill needs are met.
• Special care: Thin heavy clusters so remaining apples size well and branches are not overloaded.
• Something Special: Israeli breeder Abba Stein created Anna from a cross involving Golden Delicious and the local apple Red Hadassiya.

Orchard Planning Resources

• Bare Root Tree Selection Guide
• How to Plant Bare Root Trees
• Fruit & Nut Tree Characteristics
• Tree Rootstock Characteristics Chart