Orchard Apple - Malus domestica
Description
Tree growing to 7 meters usually grown domestically for its edible fruit.
Similar Species
Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris) is similar, but Orchard Apple (Malus pumila) has hairy leaf undersurfaces and petioles and larger fruit, whereas Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris) has glabrous leaves, small fruits and occasional thorns.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Found as an escape from cultivation in various habitats.
When to see it
Flowers in April.
Life History
Deciduous.
UK Status
Widespread as an escape from cultivation in Britain.
VC55 Status
Occasional as an escape from cultivation in Leicestershire and Rutland. It was not recorded in the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire.
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