Raintree offers special low chill apple varieties for Southern growers who don't get enough chill hours to grow most apples. Fruit trees require a certain number of chill hours to fruit. Chill hours are those hours between 32F and 49F.
In the North, growers generally get enough chill hours. However, many Southern growers may get from zero to only 600 hours depending on location and year. See our chill hour chart for the approximate hours in your area.
For those of you who don't get much winter chill, this combination grafted apple on M111 rootstock should fill the bill. It only needs 100-200 hours of winter chill to produce its sweet, crisp apples.
Varieties are Anna (red, good fresh or cooked), Dorsett Golden (much like Golden Delicious), and Einshemer (sweet yellow, very productive).
Tree will grow to about 15', but can be kept much shorter with pruning. 4-5' tree. Pictured is Anna.