Fruit tree
Apple tree
Malus domestica
A practical fruit tree for sunny garden zones, orchards and edible landscape plans.
Planning parameters
Use these values as a practical planning envelope: they describe the adult plant, not the young seedling.
- Adult height
- 3-6 m
- Crown diameter
- 5 m
- Root zone
- 6 m
- Root type
- Fibrous, moderately spreading
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Recommended setback
- 3-4 m from paths and small buildings
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Hardiness
- USDA 4-8, cultivar dependent
- Crown density
- Medium
Site requirements
These conditions decide whether the plant will establish well after planting.
- Claro
- Sun
- Watering
- Moderate
- Soil type
- Well-drained fertile soil
- Drainage
- Well-drained, not waterlogged
- Soil pH
- Slightly acidic to neutral
Root system and placement
Moderately spreading fibrous roots; leave a clear root zone.
Garden role and season
These fields help choose the plant by composition, privacy, flowering and year-round value.
- Form
- Rounded orchard crown
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Season
- Spring blossom, autumn fruit
- Bloom
- White-pink blossom in spring
- Fruit
- Edible apples; may drop fruit
- Garden use
- Orchard, edible garden, sunny lawn
Care and risks
This is the practical part for future maintenance and safe placement on the plot.
- Maintenance
- Medium / high
- Pruning
- Annual sanitary and fruit pruning
- Risks
- Needs sun and airflow; fruit drop near paving.
Other plants
Return to the catalog or compare nearby options before placing plants on the site plan.
