Honey bees
Nectar value
Medium
Pollen value
Medium
Pollinator plant
Apple
Malus domestica
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Fruit tree
- Size
- S,M
- Dimensions
- 7.00 m high × 6.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 3-8
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Fruit, Oil
- Functions
- Oil, Pectin, Timber, Pollinator plant
- Edibility
- 5 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 2 out of 5
Fruit: eating raw, cooking, or drying. Apples are one of the most common and cultivated types of fruit in temperate climates. There are various types of apples with a range of flavors, from sour to sweet, and textures from dry to juicy. They also vary in ripening periods, with some apples being ripe as early as the end of July, while others are not ripe until late autumn. Some apples contain a lot of pectin, making them ideal for making jam. Edible oil can be extracted from the seeds of an apple.