General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Plant Height: 8-20 feet
Plant Spread: 10-15 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: smooth greenish-yellow skin mostly covered with a deep red blush and lighter red striping
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Flowering Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Other: grafting
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Apple
  • Snow Apple
  • Chimney Apple
Also sold as:
  • Fameuse
  • Red American
  • Royal Snow
  • Snow Chimney
  • Pomme de Neige
  • Chimney Point
  • Snow Apple of Quebec

Photo Gallery
Location: Oklahoma
Date: 2018-05-10
My first successful graft from previous year.
Location: Oklahoma
Date: 2018-05-10
Snow Apple with growing fruit.

Date: 2006-10-01

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