Apple Tree
Malus domestica
Fruit Plants & Bushes Difficulty: Moderate
📖 About this plant
Deciduous tree producing crisp, sweet-tart fruits in autumn. Requires cross-pollination from a different apple variety for best fruit set and comes in hundreds of cultivars.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Full sun (6-8 hrs)
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Water
Every 1-2 weeks
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Humidity
Moderate (40-60%)
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Temperature
5-28°C
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Soil
Well-draining loam, slightly acidic (pH 6.0-7.0)
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Fertilizer
Balanced NPK 10-10-10 in early spring; compost annually
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Central Asia (Kazakhstan)
- 📏 Max height
- 3-9 meters (10-30 feet)
- 📐 Spread
- 300-500 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Spring
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White, Pink
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Moderate
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Seeds contain amygdalin (cyanide compound); fruit is safe. Mildly toxic to dogs and cats if seeds ingested in quantity.
- 🌱 Propagation
- Grafting onto rootstock; semi-hardwood cuttings
🛡️ Health & Safety
⚠️ Not pet safe
☠️ Toxic
Seeds contain amygdalin (cyanide compound); fruit is safe. Mildly toxic to dogs and cats if seeds ingested in quantity.
Common issues
- Apple scab fungal disease, Codling moth larvae in fruit, Cedar apple rust, Fire blight bacterial disease
💡 Care tips
- Plant at least two different varieties for cross-pollination,Prune annually in late winter while tree is dormant,Thin fruit clusters to one apple per spur for larger fruit,Requires a chill period below 7°C in winter to produce fruit
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