Monday's Tucson Forecast: Another week of warmthMonday's Tucson Forecast: Another week of warmth Monday, April 17 2017 8:12 AM EDT2017-04-17 12:12:21 GMT. TUCSON - April tends to be one of the quieter months of weather in the Old Pueblo. It's certainly living up to the billing this week.
it can bake while you eat the meal. if you bake the apples with the topping ahead of time, the crisp won't be crisp. or make the whole thing the night before, and enjoy it cold. the topping still won't be crunchy because the moisture from the apples will soften it.
As you stated, too, the seedlings grown from seed from a Granny Smith apple may not come true--so you may not get edible apples, and your trees may not perform the same as a true Granny Smith--as to chill hours, hardiness, bloom time, etc. Granny Smith tends to be a later season variety, ripening in Texas around September, whereas Anna and Dorsett Golden are more early season, ripening in late June/early July.