What it needs & gives back
↓ Needs
Sunlightfull sun to part shade
Watermedium
↑ Gives back
Fruitsmall, tart apples
Biomassmedium
Pollenabundant
Nectarabundant
Companions
Through the year
Flowering
Flowering occurs after chill fulfillment and when air temperatures consistently rise above 100C in spring.
Fruiting
Fruit development begins approximately 90 days after flowering and continues for about two months.
Harvest
Fruits are typically ready for harvest in September.
Senescence
Leaves begin to senesce and drop with the first autumn frosts and shortening days.
Dormancy
The tree enters dormancy after the first hard frosts of autumn, lasting through winter.
Timing is relative to your local season (temperate Northern Hemisphere).
Soil interactions
Drainagewell-drained
Nitrogen fixingNo
MycorrhizalYes
Accumulatespotassium, calcium
Soil textureloam, sandy_loam, clay_loam
Organic matterMedium
Compaction toleranceMedium
Propagation
Methodsseed, grafting
Difficulty3 / 5
Establishes in~3 yr
Stratificationrequires cold stratification for 60-90 days
Self-seedingLight
Divisionnot applicable
Wildlife & pests
Attractspollinators, beneficial_insects, birds
Can host pestsaphids, codling_moth, apple_scab
Can host diseasesfire_blight, cedar_apple_rust