trefle.io · Taken May 15, 2021 by Maite Lezama (cc-by-sa)
Rosaceae
Paradise apple
Malus pumila
Also known as Malus domestica, Cultivated apple, Common apple
Flowering Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Apple Tree · Ornamental Tree · Flowering Tree · Deciduous · Fruit Tree · Rosaceae · Spring Blossom · Garden Tree · Temperate
Paradise apple thrives in full sun to partial shade and needs regular deep watering during the growing season, especially while establishing. Annual pruning in late winter helps maintain shape and encourages productive flowering and fruiting. Apply a balanced fertilizer in early spring and watch for common issues like apple scab and aphids.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Deep water to saturate the root zone, then allow the top 2 inches of soil to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting, Division
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 8 ft
- Spread
- 6 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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