Our low chill apple trees such as the Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, and Anna apple grow well and produce in almost all of America and the world.
These grow and produce in all areas of Southern California from Malibu, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and Long Beach to Orange County and San Diego near the coast. This is because they can easily tolerate our mild winters and also only require a little bit of cold winter that all areas have. This cold requirement is known as chill hours. A chill hour is an hour under 45 degrees Fahrenheit during the trees winter dormancy. These varieties on average only require about 200 hours, which all areas have.
Inland, in the deserts and on the east coast of US the chill hours go up to 700 hours or more. They can tolerate cold temperatures down to freezing, which is 30 degrees Fahrenheit and in areas in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 4.
These grow and produce in all areas of Southern California from Malibu, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and Long Beach to Orange County and San Diego near the coast. This is because they can easily tolerate our mild winters and also only require a little bit of cold winter that all areas have. This cold requirement is known as chill hours. A chill hour is an hour under 45 degrees Fahrenheit during the trees winter dormancy. These varieties on average only require about 200 hours, which all areas have.
Inland, in the deserts and on the east coast of US the chill hours go up to 700 hours or more. They can tolerate cold temperatures down to freezing, which is 30 degrees Fahrenheit and in areas in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 4.
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