Apple (Malus domestica)

Family: Rosaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (5/5)

Malus species Apples are small to medium-sized deciduous trees, typically growing from 4–12m (14–40ft) tall, with edible fruit produced in autumn. Orchard Apples (M. domestica) are cultivated for their edible fruit and grafted onto rootstocks to control their size and disease resistance. They are a hybrid of mixed origins, including M. dasyphylla, M. praecox, M. pumila, M. sieversii and M. sylvestris.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavours ranging from sour to sweet and textures from dry and mealy to crisp and juicy. — Fruit - raw, cooked or dried for later use.; Apples are one of the most common and widely grown fruits of the temperate zone.; There are a great many named varieties with differing flavours ranging from sour to sweet and textures from dry and mealy to crisp and juicy.; There is also a wide range in the seasons of ripening with the first fruits being ready in late July whilst other cultivars are not picked until late autumn and will store for 12 months or sometimes more.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known in a truly wild situation. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)