CRAB APPLE – Malus Sylvestris: [ 17 & 66 ]
Grow gnarled and twisted to 10m with a greyish brown bark. Ancestor of the many varieties of apple trees. Pointy brown leaf stubs develop on short stalks and have hairy tips. They grow into glossy, green, 6cm leaves. The blossom is sweetly scented attracting bees and other insects to pollinate it. The small apple like buds develop to around 3cm yellow-green fruits. Birds and mammals eat the fruits and disperse the seeds. The nectar and pollen are great for bees and the leaves are eaten by several moth caterpillars. Trees are planted to help pollinate other apples and the fruits are used in jams and jellies. The wood is pinkish in colour and is used in turning and carving.
Grow gnarled and twisted to 10m with a greyish brown bark. Ancestor of the many varieties of apple trees. Pointy brown leaf stubs develop on short stalks and have hairy tips. They grow into glossy, green, 6cm leaves. The blossom is sweetly scented attracting bees and other insects to pollinate it. The small apple like buds develop to around 3cm yellow-green fruits. Birds and mammals eat the fruits and disperse the seeds. The nectar and pollen are great for bees and the leaves are eaten by several moth caterpillars. Trees are planted to help pollinate other apples and the fruits are used in jams and jellies. The wood is pinkish in colour and is used in turning and carving.
