Common
Name: Apple
Latin Name: Malus Domestica
Type:
Deciduous
Location:
Levenshulme
Ultimate
height: 4 – 8m
Ultimate
spread: 4 – 8m
Located
Malus Domestica height: 2m
Overall
shape: Fan shaped
Leaf
Shape: Elliptical shaped with a rounded base. Toothed margin with a
slightly pointed tip. Up to 13 cm long.
Bark:
Mousey brown/greyish most often fissured
Preferred
soil type: Moist but well-drained sand, clay or loam.
Fruit/Flowers:
Fruits varied in size/shapes along with the colour. Generally have 5cm width in
diameter. Flowers white/tinged pink colour. Growth in stalked clusters.
Distribution:
Regularly found scattered across Ireland and Britain throughout cultivation
gardens and orchids.
This particular Malus Domestica was
found within a community orchid amongst a dividing fence. Its fruit is highly
distinctive which enabled me to identify the treeIn close proximity to the tree
was a greenhouses, housing chillies and other managed vegetables. Its condition seemed very healthy judging by the fruit produced although its growth seemed to need assisting as a result of the wood tied to its trunk. The ground
conditions were moist but loose. I took a sample of lower level soil and
carried out soil pH tests which read to have a pH of indicating the soil to
be
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| My illustration of the Malus Domestica |
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