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Malus domestica (any tip-bearing variety) (Apple (any tip-bearing variety))

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If you don't know the variety name of your Tip-bearing apple, you can add this plant to your lists to get care advice. M. domestica (any tip-bearing variety) are upright, deciduous trees with ovate, toothed, grey-green leaves, usually turning yellow or orange in autumn, white or pale pink flowers in spring, and edible fruit in shades of yellow, red, orange, or green. Harvest date is dependent upon variety. Tip-bearing apple trees, less common than spur-bearers, produce fruit buds at the tips of long shoots produced the previous year.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
8 m 8 m 5-10 years
26 ft 26 ft 5-10 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Clay
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
  • North
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun. Tolerates partial shade. Keep a clear area around the trunk of at least 60cm radius. Usually requires another apple for fruit production.

Suggested uses

Containers/Patio, Architectural, Cottage/Informal, City, Flavouring food and drinks

UK hardiness

H6

USDA zones

Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8

Sunset zone

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Upright

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Fragrance

Flowers are fragrant.

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Tip-bearing. Thin fruit as needed. Regular pruning required. Prune bush or standard trees when dormant in winter; trained forms in summer. Rootstock determines mature height.

Propagation methods

Grafting, Budding

Pests

Codling moth

Aphids

Caterpillars

Woolly aphid

Mussel scale

Red spider mite (box and other)

Fruit tree red spider mite

Diseases

Apple and pear canker

Apple scab

Powdery mildew

Sooty blotch and fly speck of apples

Mulching fruit trees

Propagate by budding in late summer

Plant rootstocks for summer budding

Propagate from grafting in winter (advanced)

Train apples and pears into shape (optional)

Plant container grown plants in a sunny postion

Plant in moist but well-drained soil (autumn or spring)

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