Palmetta Apple TreePalmetta is a Russian hybrid cultivar with a spreading growith habbit, the name is derived from palmette meaning it would be a good apple for espalier. It originated from the Central Siberian Botanical Garden in the Russian Academy of Sciences in Novosibirsk. It was introduced to Alaska from a batch of scionwood in the late 1990s and has since caught the attention of orchardists in cold regions due to its remarkable hardiness and unusual growth habit.