- Family :
- Rosaceae
- Origin :
- Horticultural
- Hardiness Zone :
- 4a
- Light requirement :
- Sun
- Height at maturity :
- 6 m
- Spread at maturity :
- 5 m
- Spacing requirement from power lines and infrastructure :
- None
- Tree size :
- Small
- Crown shape :
- Open slightly drooping
- Roots :
- M. domestica has two types of roots: permanent roots, thick and spreading, forming a horizontal layer less than 50 cm from the surface, from which numerous vertical roots originate which descend to the impermeable layer or the water table [Jackson, J. E. 2003. Biology of apples and pears. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge]
- Fertility :
- Generally, apple trees are self-sterile. You need two apple trees of different varieties to ensure pollination. Apple trees are compatible within the same type. As all varieties of cultivated apple trees belong to the species Malus domestica, they can therefore pollinate each other. We advise you to have 2 apple trees in your yard, or to check if there are any nearby, if you want to be able to harvest apples
- Soil and moisture :
- Well-drained soil
- Tolerance to pollution :
- High
- Common problems (disease, fungus, insects) :
- Resistant to disease, scab and fire blight
