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Survives zone 3 through 8
Familiar; cultivar-dependent.
- Hardiness
- Zone 3 to 8
- Habit
- Tree
- Edible part
- Fruit
- Ripens
- Aug–Oct
- Mature size
- Rootstocks: M27 (container), M9, M26, MM106
- Light
- Full sun — cropping declines sharply below ~6 h
- Soil pH
- 6.0–7.0 (near-neutral)
- Environment
- Garden origin
- Status
- Cultivated
- Years to fruit
- 2–4 yrs on dwarf rootstock
- Pollination
- ⚠ SELF-INCOMPATIBLE — needs a 2nd cultivar in an overlapping flowering group. Triploids ('Bramley', 'Jonagold') need TWO other pollinators