Anna Apple Tree

Description

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 has an early harvest; Dave Wilson Nursery lists late June to late July as its nursery reference window, with timing varying locally.
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: Early season; late June to late July in the Dave Wilson Nursery reference; timing varies locally

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