The Granny Smith variety produces a large green fruit with a tart, well balanced flavour. It has a crisp, juicy white flesh. A red blush appears on the skin when grown in colder areas. It crops late in the season and has a long picking period. Fruit has excellent storing qualities. Tree is self fertile and a regular bearer that is suited to most climates. Tip bearing. Granny Smith is an excellent pollinator for other apple varieties. Pollinators include Adore, Gala, Peasgood Nonsuch, Ariane, Golden Delicious, Pink Lady, Baujade, Priscilla, Blenheim Orange, Hetlina, Red Delicious, Bramley's Seedling, Initial, Royal Gala, Dayton, Kidd's Orange Red, Divine, Laxton's Fortune, Freyberg, Monty's Surprise, Winter Banana, Telstar & Tentation.