A very beautiful heirloom apple that stores well.
Arkansas Black Apple on G.41 (Spring 2025)
A very beautiful heirloom apple that stores well. Also known as Arkansas Blacktwig.
Arkansas Black is broadly disease resistant with its one susceptibility being scab. It is highly resistant to cedar-apple rust and fireblight, and it will tolerate low desert heat. This is not a very productive tree. This tree is triploid and cannot be used as a pollenizer; two other diploid varieties should be present for full pollination.
The fruit is a deep, dark purplish red that turns almost black at maturity. In Apples of Uncommon Character, Jacobsen writes: "In the hand, it feels like somebody carved an apple from a piece of oak and painted it blackish burgundy. It's that hard." These apples hang like crazy and will keep all winter. They will not reach full ripeness until they have been in storage for about three months, when the flesh will turn from greenish white to a creamy yellow color and the flavor will develop from tart to a bright, aromatic sweetness. It's an apple that's worth the wait. The distinctive aromatic flavor has also made it a favorite for cider blending.
The original tree is thought to have been a seedling of Winesap that grew in the orchard of Mr. Brattwait in Bentonville, Arkansas in the 1870s.
The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Heirloom, Disease-Resistant, Hot-Climate
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, cider, baking, storage, jelly, sauce
Cider classification: sweet
Storage duration: three plus months (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: purple
Flesh color: yellow
Fruit Origins
Parentage: Winesap seedling
Origin: Bentonville, Arkansas
Introduced in: 1870s
Introduced by: Mr. Brattwait
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 5 - 8
Chill hours: 600
Ripening date: Nov 03 (approximate, in New York State) + 49 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
Cedar-Apple Rust: Very Resistant
Fireblight: Very Resistant
Apple Scab: Susceptible
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 3
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? N
Ploidy: Triploid
Rootstock size class:
Dwarf (30% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
This table shows the first few results from a full search for pollenizers of Arkansas Black 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 |
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Macoun Apple on G.41 | 339 |
Chisel Jersey Apple on G.41 | 289 |
Dabinett Apple on G.41 | 236 |
Sweet Coppin Apple on G.41 | 227 |
Brown Snout Apple on G.41 | 214 |
Triumphâ„¢ Apple on G.41 | 188 |
Redfield Apple on G.41 | 174 |
Graniwinkle Apple on G.41 | 167 |
Tolman Sweet Apple on G.41 | 152 |
Campfield Apple on G.41 | 143 |
Stoke Red Apple on G.41 | 139 |
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