The green standard. For the market that never sleeps.
Granny Smith is the global benchmark for tart apple varieties universally recognised, consistently priced, and commanding sustained export demand. Its extraordinary shelf and storage life (up to 14 months CA) makes it a strategic cash-flow tool: plant, store, and sell at the market window you choose. Zeebaran's Granny Smith material comes from certified disease-free clonal selections.
Variety Profile
- Origin
- Australia
- Local Name
- Season
- Very Late (October – November)
- Colour
- Bright green, maintains colour in storage
- Flavour
- Sharp tart, firm, excellent acid balance — baker's favourite
- Sugar Content
- 10 – 12 °Bx
- Firmness
- 9 – 11 kg/cm²
- Ambient Shelf Life
- 6 – 8 weeks ambient
- CA Storage Life
- 10 – 14 months CA
- Market Class
- Export, premium retail, food service, culinary
Why Growers Choose It
- Longest CA storage life in our portfolio — 14 months enables year-round supply
- Globally recognised colour and flavour profile: consistent export specification
- Zero colour change in storage — stays market-green throughout
- Strong food service demand: hotels, restaurants, bakeries, airlines
- Natural resistance to many common storage rots
Agronomy Notes
Granny Smith is the latest-maturing variety we supply and requires the longest growing season — late frosts at harvest can be damaging. It performs best above 1,800 m in J&K. It has the highest chilling requirement in our portfolio and is very poorly suited to low-altitude orchards. Fire blight susceptibility is moderate; Granny Smith rewards well-managed copper programmes during dormancy.
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Rootstock options for Granny Smith
- Spacing:
- 1.0 – 1.5 m × 3.5 m
Industry benchmark for HDO orchards. Requires permanent support structure. Favoured for premium export blocks.
- Spacing:
- 1.5 – 2.0 m × 3.5 m
Moderate anchorage. Good choice for growers transitioning from traditional to intensive systems.
- Spacing:
- 2.5 – 3.5 m × 4.5 m
Deeper rooting, better drought tolerance. Suitable for sloped terrain and rain-fed plots.
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