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Adults generally overwinter in leaf litter of forests or hedgerows. In the spring, they emigrate to orchards and colonize apple trees. [2] [3] They may find their host trees using pheromones or plant-derived chemical cues. [4] Spiders can be effective predators of A. pomorum. [5]
36 species and 4 hybrids are accepted. [2] The genus Malus is subdivided into eight sections (six, with two added in 2006 and 2008). [citation needed] The oldest fossils of the genus date to the Eocene (), which are leaves belonging to the species Malus collardii and Malus kingiensis from western North America (Idaho) and the Russian Far East (), respectively.
A large apple, weighing 250–300 g (8.8–10.6 oz). Yellow skin, juicy flesh, bittersweet with a weak aroma. Eating Airlie Red Flesh (a.k.a. Newell-Kimzey) [22] Airlie, Oregon, US c. 1961: A large, conic apple. Light yellow-green skin strewn with white dots, occasionally with a faint reddish orange blush.
The apple as a species has more than 100 alternative scientific names, or synonyms. [17] In modern times, Malus pumila and Malus domestica are the two main names in use. M. pumila is the older name, but M. domestica has become much more commonly used starting in the 21st century, especially in the western world.
Syzygium malaccense has a number of English common names. It is known as a Malay rose apple, or simply Malay apple, mountain apple, rose apple, Otaheite apple, pink satin-ash, plumrose and pommerac (derived from pomme Malac, meaning "Malayan apple" in French). [2]
"Apple Blossom", a White Stripes song from the album De Stijl; Apple Blossom, 1919 an operetta by Fritz Kreisler; Apple Blossoms, a painting by John Everett Millais, on display at the Lady Lever Art Gallery; Apple Blossom Handicap, an American horse race; Apple Blossom Mall, Winchester, Virginia; Apple Blossom (Fabergé egg)
Malus sylvestris, the European crab apple, also known as the European wild apple or simply the crab apple, is a species of the genus Malus. Its scientific name means "forest apple", reflecting its habitat.
The Wagener apple is believed to be one of its forebears. It fell somewhat out of favor due to its dull coloration, irregular shape, tendency of the thin skin to allow bruising, and lack of disease resistance, specifically to bitter pit and blossom fireblight, but resistant to woolly aphid and somewhat to scab. It is not widely available at ...