Fruit Trees & Citrus
Apple
Buy bare-rooted in winter and match the variety to your winter chill.
Malus domestica · Fruit Trees & Citrus · Perennial
When to plant Apple in Australia
Sourced timing by broad climate zone. Zones with no sourced timing for an action are left out rather than estimated.
- Plant out seedlings
- Cool, Temperate — Jun, Jul, Aug
Australian planting guide by climate zone
Sourced guidance by broad climate zone, shown as fixed months, timing relative to sowing or planting, or written growing advice. Your GrowCal calendar applies your regional growing profile, so its dates may sit earlier or later than the months below.
| Action | Cool | Temperate | Subtropical | Tropical | Arid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant out | Jun, Jul, AugDetailsWinter is the best time to plant bare-rooted fruit trees; the bare-root season lasts from June to August. | Jun, Jul, AugDetailsWinter is the best time to plant bare-rooted fruit trees; the bare-root season lasts from June to August. | Climate guidanceDetailsStandard apples need far more winter chill than the subtropics provide. Apples are only worth planting here as a purpose-bred low-chill variety, in the 100 to 300 chill-hour range. | Climate guidanceDetailsEven low-chill apples are marginal in the tropical lowlands, where winter chill is minimal. Treat an apple here as an experiment with a low-chill variety, not a dependable backyard fruit tree. | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Feed | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Prune | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Pest check | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Harvest | Fruits in summer and autumnDetailsThe ABC Gardening Australia Fruit Guide states that apple fruits in summer and autumn. The guide gives a season, not months, and picking time varies with variety and season, so GrowCal does not publish harvest months from it. | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
Only sourced growing and timing guidance is shown.
Zone notes
- Subtropical: Standard apples need far more winter chill than the subtropics provide. Apples are only worth planting here as a purpose-bred low-chill variety, in the 100 to 300 chill-hour range.
- Tropical: Even low-chill apples are marginal in the tropical lowlands, where winter chill is minimal. Treat an apple here as an experiment with a low-chill variety, not a dependable backyard fruit tree.
About this data
This schedule is part of GrowCal's preview horticultural dataset — useful as general guidance, and still being validated. Conditions vary with your soil, aspect, frost and variety. Read more on the data & methodology page, or send us a correction.
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