Trees of the Carolinas Field Guide (Tree Identification Guides) - Softcover

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Wild Apple
Malus spp.

Family: Rose (Rosaceae)

Height: 10-15' (3-4.5 m)

Tree: single crooked trunk, many spreading branches, creating a broad round crown

Leaf: simple, oval, 2-4" (5-10 cm) length, blunt-tipped, fine-toothed margin, dark green in color, densely hairy below

Bark: brown, scaly with peeling edges

Flower: 5-petaled showy white (sometimes streaked with pink) flower, 1-2" (2.5-5 cm) wide

Fruit: apple (pome), edible with typical shape and size, 2-4" (5-10 cm) diameter

Fall Color: brown

Origin/Age: native and non-native, 25-50 years

Habitat: dry soils, along fencerows and roadsides, sun

Range: isolated locations throughout, often around cities or old home sites, planted in yards

Stan’s Notes: Common apples sold in grocery stores are from trees descended from the Wild Apple. Introduced in colonial times to the U.S. along with the Crab Apple (p. 115). The Wild Apple, often associated with former homesteads, is found along roads or fencerows where seedlings were planted or where apples were discarded and seeds have taken root. Some escaped cultivation and now many varieties are naturalized throughout the country. Wild apples are edible and some are very delicious. The fruit has been used in jellies and desserts such as pies. Six wild apple species are native to North America.