apple

Malus domestica

tree☀️ full sun💧💧 moderate waterZone 4a – Zone 9b

A deciduous fruit tree that produces crisp, sweet to tart apples in late summer and fall. Requires full sun and moderate watering, with spring white-pink blossoms and golden-red autumn foliage.

Overview

Form: Rounded
Growth Rate: moderate
Size: 15–25′ tall × 15–25′ wide
Dormancy: deciduous

Tolerances & Soil

Zone 4aZone 9b

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Seasonality

Bloom Season

Harvest Season

Season of Interest

SpringFall

Succession Role

mid successional

Native Range

Central Asia

Function & Care

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Edible Parts

fruit

Establishment & Care

Establishment: moderate
Maintenance: moderate
Years to Bearing: 3 years
Propagation: seed, cutting, grafting

Companion Planting

Plants well with

common comfrey

Symphytum officinale

Comfrey's deep taproot mines subsoil potassium, calcium, and phosphorus; the cut-and-drop leaves create a nutrient-rich mulch that feeds shallow-rooted apple tree feeder roots.

German Chamomile

Matricaria chamomilla

Chamomile attracts beneficial hover flies and parasitic wasps that feed on apple aphids and codling moth larvae; used as an understory companion in traditional European orchards.