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Domestic Apple |
| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Flowering Tree |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | K (Potassium) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Posted by Bonehead (Pacific NW - Zone 8b) on Jun 25, 2017 3:17 PM Washington State designated the apple as its state fruit in 1989, the year of its centennial. Washington grows over 40% of U.S. apples, and is also the top producer of U.S. organic apples. Although most commercial orchards are located in east or central Washington, I have had great luck with my inherited no-name apples on the cooler west side. The only problem I've noted is occasional tent caterpillars, which can defoliate a tree in bad years, but don't seem to kill it. An apple a day keeps the doctor away! [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Feb 8, 2012 1:29 PM Honey bees get nectar from this plant. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Mar 25, 2012 4:13 PM Valuable source of nectar and pollen for honey bees. They collect honeydew from this plant sometimes in Summer. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by robertduval14 (Mason, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Apr 20, 2013 9:15 AM The apple blossom is the state flower of Arkansas and Michigan. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Kristine1212 | On March 12, 2018 | Seeds sown |
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