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Apple Tree
Apple Tree
Malus domestica
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
50-80 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
Central Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

A domesticated fruit tree descended from the wild Malus sieversii of Central Asia, now grown in over 7,500 cultivars worldwide. A single apple seed rarely grows true to its parent, so every named variety is propagated by grafting cuttings onto rootstock.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Malus
Species
Malus domestica