Apple Malus sylvestris
Family: Rosaceae (Rose)
Branching: Alternate
Other names: Pyrus malus
Due to its popularity as a fruit, the European Apple is commonly
planted in orchards and yards, often escaping and becoming naturalized
in many locations. Its buds are covered in fine
white hairs, especially near the tips, and often the twigs are
hairy too. Its young bark is orange and it usually has "dwarf
shoots". Unlike crabapple, these are not normally thorn-tipped.
Domestic Pear can look very similar to apple.
Winter twig of the common Apple
Another winter twig of Apple
End bud and lateral bud
Lateral bud and leaf scar
A particularly hairy twig on a young plant
Dwarf shoots are common on the branches
Close up of a dwarf shoot
Another dwarf shoot
Another dwarf shoot
Dwarf shoots on a main branch
Bark is usually orangish
Bark as it matures
The familiar fruit of the common Apple
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