Seasonal Wild Flowers

Apple

Malus pumila

Cultivated apple, Apple tree, Malus domestica

Rosaceae

April to May

It is found throughout the country.

See the BSBI distribution map for Apple

Apple is widely planted for fruit in orchards and gardens.

It is also naturalised as single trees in hedges, brownfield

sites, small woods, beside roads and footpaths and on

wasteland.

Apple, its flowers, leaves and sizes, are variable,

reflecting its many origins.

Its distribution is similar to that of the native crab

apple, Malus sylvestris, with which it readily hybridises.

Eating apples are known mainly by their varietal name.

A general account of apples can be found on

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Apple orchard

Flowers just opening

Apple blossom

Single flower

Good and bad apples