Puget Spice Apple on G.41 (Spring 2026)
A bittersharp crabapple for cider, landscaping, and pollenizing. Also known as WSU A x P Crabapple.
Puget Spice is a scab immune, mildew resistant crabapple recently developed at WSU. It has an attractive, upright habit and in spring it is covered with abundant and fragrant white flowers. Its reliable and extended early to mid season bloom makes it a great pollenizer.
Despite its standard apple parents (Prima x Alkmene), Puget Spice is considered a crab due to its fruit size. It produces a juice that has a similar profile to that of Kingston Black, and it has much to offer cider makers. In 2019 Eve's Cidery wrote, "This was the most disease-resistant variety in our orchard this year. Heavy yields of sugary, tannic, high acid fruit which easily shook off the trees. (No picking!)" This crab, in fact, shows promise for a single-variety cider.
The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Crabapple, Cider, Cold-Hardy, Hot-Climate, Wildlife Planting
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: cider, jelly
Cider classification: bittersharp
Storage duration: less than one month (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: red
Flesh color: white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: Prima x Alkmene
Origin: WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
Introduced in: 2012
Introduced by: Washington State University
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 4 - 8
Chill hours: 800
Ripening date: Oct 13 (approximate, in New York State) + 28 days after McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: G.41 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Dwarf (30% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 8'
Good for wildlife planting? Y
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Apple Scab: Immune
Powdery Mildew: Very Resistant
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 3
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Dwarf (30% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
This table shows the first few results from a full search for pollenizers of Puget Spice Apple on G.41. Please see our Pollenizer Search to run other queries and read how the application uses various factors. Also read more about fruit tree pollination.
| Tree | Currently in Stock |
|---|---|
| Blondee™ Apple on G.214 | 233 |
| Enterprise Apple on G.214 | 225 |
| Pixie Crunch™ Apple on G.11 | 178 |
| Newtown Pippin Apple on G.41 | 156 |
| Sansa Apple on G.11 | 143 |
| CrimsonCrisp™ Apple on G.214 | 141 |
| Golden Russet Apple on G.214 | 141 |
| Williams' Pride Apple on G.11 | 135 |
| Porter's Perfection Apple on G.41 | 126 |
| Sweet Sixteen Apple on G.41 | 118 |
| Virginia Crab Apple on G.214 | 117 |