species
Malus domestica
Apple
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Malus domestica belongs to the family Rosaceae, also known as Apple, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It reaches 4 m tall and 3.5 m across in about 15 years. It grows in full sun, on clay or loam soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in well drained or moist conditions, and suits sheltered or average positions. It flowers from April to May. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 4 m tall × 3.5 m across, after about 15 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Clay, Loam
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained, Moist
- Exposure
- Sheltered, Average
- In the UK
- Archaeophyte (pre-1500)
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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