The Arkansas Black is a favorite baking apple among our customers. This cultivar produces fruit with strong cherry notes in a tangy flavor. The fruit can be stored for up to eight months.
TREE SIZE: 2-year-old tree, approximately 4-5 feet tall
POLLINATION: (Note: Triploid-can’t pollinate other apple trees) Suggested partners: Grimes, Honeycrisp, Empire, Jonared, Pink Lady, Jonathan, Golden Delicious, Enterprise, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith
USDA HARDINESS ZONES: 5-8, approximately 800-900 chill hours
RIPENING DATE: Late season
ROOTSTOCK: M-106 or M-111, depending on availability
SPACING: Plant trees 15-20 feet apart
USDA PLANT HARDINESS ZONES: 5-8
Thank you for choosing Bob Wells Nursery. We typically ship merchandise either the same or the next business day on which the order was received. WE DO NOT HOLD RETAIL ORDERS. All packages are sent via FedEx Ground in boxes that range in size from two to seven feet long.
Regulatory Restrictions:
Shipping to the following states may be delayed due to regulations that require packages to be inspected before shipping as required by the USDA, Texas Department of Agriculture and your local state regulatory agency:
Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington
In the case your package requires inspection, these packages will be shipped on a weekly schedule.
State of California – We are prohibited from shipping persimmon trees to the state of California.
States of New York and Washington – We are prohibited from shipping grapevine plants to either of these states.
State of Oregon – Containers larger than one gallon are prohibited from shipping to the state of Oregon. If you order a tree that is only available in a larger container, we will be required to send it as bare root and the leaves stripped from the tree.
Citrus– Federal and state laws prohibit us from shipping citrus outside the state of Texas. No exceptions allowed.
We are unable to ship any packages outside the contiguous 48 states. This means we are not able to ship to these locations: Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and other US territories.
Generally, the shipping & handling cost for every two trees in 5-gallon containers is $39.95** (**Some exceptions do apply to prevent damage in transit, particularly with citrus trees, avocado trees, multi-grafted fruit trees, tropical tree varieties and some flowering shade trees.)
Most berries and small 1-gallon plants will cost $22.95 for shipping. The fee remains the same for up to 4 plants.
All orders are confirmed with a FedEx Tracking Number.
