Basisdaten
description:
The wild apple is the original variety in Central Europe. The name has the wood apple of his very hard fruits. Before eating the fruits are parched or boiled.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Malus sylvestris
family:
Rose family (Rosaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 10 m (33 ft)
leaf:
The leaves of Crap apple tree are ovate, dark green, glossy with asymmetrical leaf base. The leaf margins are curved and serrated.
leaf shape:
ovoid
leaf margin:
serrated
leaf position:
alternate
fall foliage:
yellow
flowering:
April - May
blossom color:
white - pink
blossom description:
The flowers are red to white and have five petals.
gender distribution:
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit:
The stone fruit (apple), which is very hard.
branches:
The branches are red brown.
bark:
The bark is gray-brown and peeling off.
root:
Heart-rooting plant, highly branched root system
soil:
good garden soils
ph value:
acid - alkaline
usage:
single tree in gardens and parks, meadow orchard
