The Main Plant entry for Apples (Malus)

This database entry exists to show plant data and photos that apply generically to all Apples.

General Plant Information (Edit)
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

Common names

Apple
Domestic Apple

Photo Gallery

Uploaded by pixie62560

Location: SD
Date: August 2021
Only six apples from this tree

Uploaded by Johannian

Location: SD
Date: August 2021
Only six apples from this tree, but lots of blooms

Uploaded by Johannian

Location: IL
Date: 2019-05-15
unidentified crabapple tree

Uploaded by molanic

Uploaded by pixie62560

Uploaded by HemNorth

Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-04-05

Uploaded by BlueOddish

Date: 12/23/2021
Seeds in the shape of a star

Uploaded by Fieldsof_flowers

Uploaded by pixie62560

Uploaded by pixie62560

Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2020-11-07
Long lasting fall color. Seedling, likely from Adams crabapple g

Uploaded by Paintedtrillium

Location: My garden in Ontario, Canada
Date: 2023-05-24
Such heavy bloom that it struggled for the rest of the Summer

Uploaded by Vals_Garden

Date: 12/23/2021
Seeds in the shape of a blooming star

Uploaded by Fieldsof_flowers

Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: March 13, 2022
crab apple

Uploaded by WebTucker

Uploaded by WebTucker

Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
Date: 2020-08-17
Unidentified large crab apple

Uploaded by Mariska

Uploaded by robertduval14

Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: March 13, 2022
crab apple

Uploaded by WebTucker

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-03-23

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: My garden in Ontario, Canada
Date: 2023-05-24
Unknown crabapple cultivar

Uploaded by Vals_Garden

Uploaded by JebobaTea

Uploaded by JebobaTea

Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2020-04-26
if we could have an apple for each flower..... oh yes!

Uploaded by cliftoncat

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-08-30

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Switzerland, in my garden
Date: 2017-04-13
Malus 'ARIWA'

Uploaded by sunnyvalley

Location: my garden zone 7b, NC
Date: 2012-03-28

Uploaded by sandnsea2

Uploaded by sandnsea2

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-04-14
Flowering Crabapple

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-11-05

Uploaded by jmorth

Uploaded by jmorth

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-04-14
3 on the right, the other is a Red Maple

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-09-29

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Nature reserve, Ghent, Belgium
Date: 2015-12-28

Uploaded by bonitin

Location: zone 8 North Central, Fl.
Date: 2016-10-26
Crabapple

Uploaded by flaflwrgrl

Uploaded by flaflwrgrl

Uploaded by thomasjones2266

Uploaded by admin

Location: CZ Sirem My garden
Date: 4000-05-05

Uploaded by admin

Uploaded by admin

Uploaded by robertduval14

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-09-13

Uploaded by jmorth

Uploaded by bonitin

Uploaded by bonitin

Uploaded by admin

Uploaded by flaflwrgrl

Location: zone 8 North Central, Fl.
Date: 2016-10-26

Uploaded by flaflwrgrl

Uploaded by robertduval14

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-04-17
Crabapple

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: central Illinois
Date: 4-17-15
Crabapple

Uploaded by jmorth

Uploaded by admin

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-10-16

Uploaded by jmorth

Uploaded by robertduval14

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Comments:

Posted by Bonehead (Planet Earth - Zone 8b) on Jun 25, 2017 3:17 PM concerning plant:

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!

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Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Feb 8, 2012 1:29 PM concerning plant:

Honey bees get nectar from this plant.

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Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Mar 25, 2012 4:13 PM concerning plant:

Valuable source of nectar and pollen for honey bees. They collect honeydew from this plant sometimes in Summer.

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Posted by robertduval14 (Milford, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Apr 20, 2013 9:15 AM concerning plant:

The apple blossom is the state flower of Arkansas and Michigan.

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Plant Events from our members
Kristine1212	On March 12, 2018	Seeds sown
elizabethtm	On May 15, 2020	Obtained plant
WebTucker	On March 13, 2024	Bloomed
Retro67	On April 26, 2023	Transplanted bare root planting from McGiver

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Discussion Threads about this plant

Thread Title	Last Reply	Replies
Moved to generic malus by Calif_Sue	Feb 17, 2017 2:51 AM	1
Crab apple identification by Mariska	Aug 17, 2020 5:25 PM	2

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