Friday 25 April 2014

Malus domestica - Apple



This apple tree was one I found in Longford park, late winter. It has a brown and fissured bark. Its reproductive parts include white flowers, or flowers tinged with pink. Its fruits are normally larger than 5cm in diameter. There are more than 2,000 varieties of cultivated apple that are particular to Britain and Ireland. Timber from the Apple Tree is excellent for wood turning, for making mallet heads, and for imparting a rich fragrance to wood smoke on log fires. Thrives in well drained or moist soil, and decent amounts of sunlight.









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