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Palmetta Apple Tree
Palmetta Apple Tree
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Palmetta is a Russian hybrid apple from the Central Siberian Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Novosibirsk. Its name comes from palmette, reflecting its spreading habit and usefulness for espalier.
It is a cross of Belfleur Kitajka with Malus baccata. Belfleur Kitajka is associated with Russian breeder Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin and descends from Bellefleur and a hardy Kitajka type crabapple. This parentage contributes extreme cold hardiness, high disease resistance, and a distinctive form.
Palmetta reached Alaska as scionwood in the late 1990s and drew attention from cold region orchardists. The consistently productive tree bears medium rounded oblong light yellow fruit with raspberry blush, harvested from early or mid September into October. The fruit keeps well, and the tree is scab resistant.
Cold Hardiness Zone: 3
Fall 2026 plant sale
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Cold hardinessZone 3 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 3 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
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