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Scientific Name:
Malus x domestica
Pronunciation:
MAY-lus ex doe-MESS-tih-kuh
Common Name:
apple
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves are ovate, most bladees 10-10cm long x 4-6cm wide, serrate, and have green fading to reddish-purple foliage in spring. Winter ID: twigs pubescent; buds ovoid, appressed, leaf scare 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:
Garden origin (China)
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:

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:
Perigynous
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:
Green, Red (Usually the common apples are green or red, however ther are some that are slightly yellow.)
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
Pest Susceptibility:
Abiotic disorder, Aphids or adelgids, Canker or sap rot, Caterpillar or cutworm, Diptera - true flies, Fungal leaf spot, Leafhopper or spittlebug, Mites, Rodents, Scale insects, Stem borer insects, Virus

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
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