fruit tree variety
Williams Pride
Apple · Malus domestica
USDA hardiness range
- Zones
- 5a–7b
- Chill hours
- 400 to 1000 below 45°F
- Days to harvest
- 120 to 200
- Sun
- Full
- Water
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- 30 to 50 years
Disease resistance
- scab
- fire-blight
- cedar-apple-rust
At a glance
Sweet, juicy, slightly tart with rich flavor; one of the best early-season apples (ripens July). Eats fresh, doesn't store long.
Growing Williams Pride
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Flavor, texture, and use
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Growing notes
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Williams Pride by zone
Zone-specific suitability, frost timing, and adjacent-zone notes.
Other apple varieties
6 sibling cultivars profiled on ZonePlant.
- Anna
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- Enterprise
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- Gala
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- Goldrush
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- Honeycrisp
Explosively crisp, juicy, sweet-tart with floral notes; the standout fresh-eating apple of the last 30 years. …
- Liberty
Tart-sweet McIntosh-style flavor, juicy with crisp tender flesh; good fresh, excellent for sauce and pies. Top…
Frequently asked questions
- What zones does the Williams Pride apple grow in?
Williams Pride grows in USDA zones 5a through 7b.
- What diseases is Williams Pride resistant to?
Williams Pride shows documented resistance to scab, fire-blight, cedar-apple-rust.
- How does Williams Pride compare to other apple varieties?
Williams Pride is one of 7 apple varieties profiled on ZonePlant. See the full apple variety table for side-by-side comparison.
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Image: "Malus domestica 'Stark's Earliest'. Locatie De Kruidhof 02", by Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC-BY Source.
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