Apple
Malus pumila
Rosaceae · deciduous tree · introduced
Quick Facts
Height
30 ft
Growth Rate
Moderate
Light
Full Sun
Soil
Well Drained
Water
Moderate
Hardiness
Zone Zones 3a–8b
Origin
Central Asia
Diseases (36)
Cryptosporiopsis curvispora Anthracnose (Bull's-eye Rot)
Neofabraea spp. (N Anthracnose and Bull's-eye rot
Apple mosaic Apple Mosaic
Apple proliferation Apple Proliferation
Non-pathogenic (calcium deficiency) Bitter Pit
Bull's-eye Rot
Non-pathogenic (genetic/physiological) Burrknot
Phytophthora cactorum (primary), P Crown and Collar Rot
Rhizobium radiobacter (formerly Agrobacterium tumefaciens) Crown Gall
Cytospora canker Cytospora Canker
Apple dead Dead Spur
Several Diplodia spp. can cause branch cankers on apple b... Diplodia Canker
Erwinia amylovora Fire Blight
Apple flat Flat Apple Disease
Phytophthora cactorum Fruit Rot, Phytophthora
Fruit russet Fruit Russeting
This disease Green Crinkle Disease
Three viruses Latent Virus Diseases
Several different Moldy Core and Core Rots
Non-pathogenic (physiological) Necrotic Leaf Blotch (Golden Leaf Drop)
Isolation attempts Necrotic Leaf Spot
Neonectria ditissima Nectria Canker (European Canker)
Nectria cinnabarina Nectria Twig Blight (Coral Spot)
Cryptosporiopsis perennans Perennial Canker (Bull's-eye Rot)
Phytophthora spp Phytophthora fruit rot
Podosphaera aphanis var. aphanis Powdery Mildew
Complex of Pythium spp., Phytophthora spp., Rhizoctonia s... Replant Disease
These diseases Rubbery Wood and Flat Limb
Thekopsora minima and Naohidemyces vaccinii Rust
Venturia inaequalis Scab
These diseases Scar Skin and Dapple Apple
Storage Problems
Tomato ringspot Union Necrosis and Decline
Various plant viruses (Blueberry mosaic virus, Blueberry ... Virus Diseases
Phytophthora syringae (primary), P Stem Rot
Phacidiopycnis washingtonensis Twig Dieback and Canker
Pests (39)
Cinara occidentalis, Cinara abietis Aphid
Apple ermine moth
Apple maggot
Aculus schlechtendali Apple rust mite
Apple-and-thorn skeletonizer
Cutworms and Armyworms
Eriophyes spp. Blister mite
Halyomorpha halys Brown marmorated stink bug
Campylomma bug
Enarmonia formosana Cherry bark tortrix
Cydia pomonella Codling moth
Dermaptera Earwig
Eyespotted bud moth
Flatheaded borers
Fruittree leafroller
Pseudococcus maritimus Grape mealybug
Green fruitworm
Lacanobia fruitworm
Cicadellidae Leafhopper
Various families Leafminer
Tortricidae Leafroller
Nuculaspis californica Lecanium scale
Lesser appleworm
Lygus bug and plant bug
Diaspidiotus perniciosus San Jose scale
Nuculaspis californica Scale
Scolytus rugulosus Shothole borer
Tetranychidae Spider mite
Stink bug
Malacosoma spp. Tent caterpillar
Tentiform leafminer
Thysanoptera Thrips
Cinara occidentalis, Cinara abietis Woolly apple aphid
Fall webworm
Lepidosaphes ulmi Oystershell scale
Rose leafhopper
Leafroller and Leaftier
Nematode, Dagger
Nematode, Root-lesion