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Quick Answer. Granny Smith apples reach ripeness between 165 and 185 days after the tree's flowers are in full bloom. This is usually between September and November each year. Continue Reading.
I'd say keep the tree - the Granny Smith apple has so much going for it that I'd have to think that it's worth trying, even if just for those years that it is able to ripen for you. I leave mine on the tree as long as I can - right through mid 20's frosts - to try to ripen it as fully as I can.