Anna Apple tree growing tree of the genus Malus also known as Apple Ana tree, Anna Apple tree perennial deciduous plant, grow for the edible fruits, can grow in mediterranean, subtropical or temperate climate and growing in hardiness zone 6-11 and with the right care in hardiness zone 5.
Flower color pink or white or pink with white with five petals.
Anna Apple tree edible fruits
Fruit color is white-green the peel can be green, yellow or red mostly more than one color
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How to grow Anna Apple tree growing and care:
Little cold winter (with artificial cold can grow in tropic climate), if the tree attack in the beginning of the winter need to collect all the leaves and the fruit from the ground, cut all the infected branches
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seeds / Cutting
How to propagate by cutting:
Propagating by cutting need to be in the end of the winter possible in the spring before start to grow, moist soil, root hormone, humidity, cut with sterile knife
Is it necessary to graft in Anna Apple tree?
Yes, in order to get better quality of fruits better to graft
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Very sensitive to pests and disease
Planting season:
Winter to spring and possible in summer but less recommend, when planting bare roots winter to early spring after this it might die
How to plant:
When start in bare root important to cut part of the roots and the tree above the grafting, put organic matter, humus, dead leaves and mix it with the soil
Pests and diseases:
Aphids, mites, borer
Pruning season:
End of the autumn to beginning of the winter, but if there isn’t a lot of fruits better after the fruits season
How to prune:
Prune the week branches and dead, crossing branch, in order to get bigger fruits better to reduce the buds in order to get bigger fruits, old stems, reduce the amount of branches and need to take care that all the fruits will get enough light
Size of the plant:
1.5-5 m, 5-15 feet, dwarf height 1-2m (40-80 inches)
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter, flowerpot, containers:
Yes, in containers need to keep the plants small, start with pot that will be 20-50% more than the root ball, bigger the plant smaller the percentage, every time that the tree arrive to full capacity need to switch to bigger until arrives to desirable size, better to use this method because the soil lose the viability over time and it’s efficient of care for the tree, when the plant big need to switch part of the soil, drainage it’s important and need to make holes and to use peat soil and maybe some lava grit in the bottom or something like that, put a bottom for the container and when water the plant let it fill the bottom but also need to dry in the same day.
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Spring
General information about the flower
Pink or white or pink with white flower in the size 2-4 cm
Thinning the bloom:
First year recommend to thinning
Pollination is done by:
Bees
Edible Fruit
Fruit harvest season:
Summer
Fruits pests or diseases:
Birds, mite, fruit fly
What can be done with big quantities of Anna Apple tree fruits?
Eaten raw, baked, cake, juice and more
Work requirements on the fruit:
Cover the tree with net or protect the fruit against fruit fly
How long does it take to bear fruit?
2-3 years
Scientific name:
Malus domestica (anna)