Origin
Mediterranean
Light
Full sun
Watering
Weekly
Care
Moderate
Flowering
Flowering
Edible & Fruit
Pommier
With its pink spring blossom and crisp autumn fruit, the Apple tree is the most universally loved fruit tree in the garden.
Care Profile
A guide to ensuring your botanical companion thrives.
Origin
Card.origins.asia
Light
—
Watering
—
Maintenance
Moderate
The legendary tree of Central Asia
Native to the mountains of Central Asia, the Apple tree travelled the Silk Roads before conquering every orchard in the temperate and Mediterranean world.
Hardy and long-lived, it offers a spectacular pink and white bloom each spring, followed by fruit that keeps for many months after harvest.
"The Apple tree carries both the flower of spring and the memory of autumn."
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Styling Tip 01
Full sun
Give it a well-sunlit position: sun is essential to the colour and flavour of the fruit.
02
Styling Tip 02
Regular watering
Water deeply as fruit swells; avoid shallow watering, which weakens root development.
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Styling Tip 03
Thin the fruit
Remove some of the excess young fruit for larger apples and to keep the tree from exhausting itself.
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Origin
Mediterranean
Light
Full sun
Watering
Rarely
Care
Easy
Flowering
Flowering