Scientific Name:
Malus
x
domestica
Pronunciation:
MAY-lus doe-MESS-tih-kuh
Common Name:
apple
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves are ovate, most bladees 5-10(-15)cm long x 3-6(-8)cm wide, serrate, and have green fading to reddish-purple foliage in spring; cyme of florets 2-4cm wide with 5 white petals (pink in bud), Apr-May; pomes (apples) 4-12cm wide Aug-Sep. Winter ID: twigs pubescent; buds ovoid, appressed, leaf scar crescent to U-shaped with 3 bundle scars.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
7 - 10m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Central / west Asia, Garden origin (M. sieversii x assorted species)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Herb, Spring interest, Urban agriculture
Additional Info:
Google (the 'x' is botanically correct to indicate hybrid origin, but it is often not indicated). Cultivars shown or on campus may include:
M. 'Chehalis',
M. 'Gravenstein',
M. 'Ginger Gold',
M. 'Golden Russet',
M. 'Honeycrisp',
M. 'Jonagold',
M. 'King', and
M. 'Pink Lady'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Obovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Serrulate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink (Pink in bud and first opening, flower ages to white quickly)
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Edible, Pome
Fruit Colour:
Yellow, Green, Red (Usually the common apples are green or red, however some varieties are yellowish)
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Showy, Accessory tissue, Edible, Most of the fleshy part of the apple is accessory tissue derived from the floral tube
Bark Morphology:
Plated, Moderately fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Propagation:
Grafting
Pest Susceptibility:
Abiotic disorder, Aphids or adelgids, Blight or needle cast, Canker or sap rot, Caterpillar or cutworm, Diptera - true flies, Fungal leaf spot, Leafhopper or spittlebug, Mildew, Mites, Rodents, Rust, Scale insects, Stem borer insects, Virus
Specific Pests:
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend : cvs. Chenalis, Gavenstein, Golden Russet, Honeycrisp
- (BHW) Boulevard by Hwy. 10 Westend : 434
- (BUG) BUG garden : 154, 172
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLN) Turf Field Lab North
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden : cvs. Jonagold, King, Pink Lady, Snowsweet