Apple
Malus spp.
Also known as
Crab Apple, Crab-apple
Malus sieversii 3 by Łukasz Szczurowski (CC-BY-SA-3.0)
Full Sun
Moderate watering
Frost Hardy
H6
RHS hardiness
-20°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
15m | Max | 15m |
1m | Min | 1m |
20 to reach maturity
Fruiting
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
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Apple Overview
Malus is genus of containing around 62 species of small or medium-sized, deciduous trees in the Rosaceae family. These plants are native to the temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere. This genus includes the widely cultivated and domesticated orchard apples and crabapples. They typically have showy blossom in spring in shades of pink and white followed by edible or purely ornamental fruits. Some species and varieties have good autumn colour. There are many 1000s of cultivars available.
Common problems with Apple
How to propagate Apple
Grafting
Budding
Seed
Special features of Apple
Attractive flowers
Attractive fruits
Other uses of Apple
Grown for their fragrant flowers, fruits, foliage and autumn colour.
