Starkspur® Arkansas Black Apple Tree

About the Starkspur® Arkansas Black Apple Tree

The Starkspur® Arkansas Black Apple is an orchard gem that encapsulates both taste and practicality. Its deep crimson, almost-black fruit offers a visual appeal and stores well. Standing firm as a cold-hardy, disease-resistant variety, this apple boasts attributes that elevate it to a prime choice for both growers and enthusiasts.

With firm, crisp apples that excel in baking and crafting apple butter, the Starkspur® Arkansas Black Apple presents a versatile culinary canvas. Juicing these apples adds complex notes to homemade cider, enhancing your creations.

An added bonus – the flavor matures after a brief stint in the refrigerator, evolving into a richer experience. Delighting the practical grower, this apple variety embraces longevity, storing remarkably well for up to eight months when stored properly.

How to Grow the Starkspur® Arkansas Black Apple Tree

The Starkspur® Arkansas Black Apple Tree, a testament to functional innovation, delivers a rewarding growing experience. Its compact, upright stature houses a unique trait – the ability to yield fruit on spurs all along its limbs, from trunk to tip. Unlike regular apple trees, which limit fruiting to outer limbs, this variety ensures each limb contributes to a bountiful harvest. Scab and fire blight resistance, coupled with remarkable rust resistance, testifies to its robust nature.

This variety may be a triploid and therefore cannot pollinate other apple varieties. Recommend self-pollinating varieties as best pollinators for Arkansas Black, or plant at least 2 different non-triploid varieties in addition to Arkansas Black for fruit production.

See Recommended Pollinators below.

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