dwarf apple

Also known as: Australian apple; smooth-bark apple; Victoria apple

An upright to spreading evergreen shrub or small tree with peeling bark and leathery, oval leaves in pairs, opening dark purple-red, maturing to grey-green with wavy edges. May flower in summer once it reaches 2-3m, producing rounded clusters of white, five-petalled flowers with prominent stamens

Scientific classification

Species: dwarf apple (Angophora hispida)
Genus: Angophora
Family: Myrtaceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs · Trees
Plant type: 4-8 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Bushy
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Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of dwarf apple

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Culture

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Quick identification of dwarf apple

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dwarf apple care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.

Propagation

Propagate by seed in spring, and pot on seedlings individually as soon as possible

Growing

Grow under glass in loam-based potting compost with added sharp sand in full light. Water moderately in the growing season, sparingly in winter. Pot-grown plants can stand in a sunny, sheltered position outdoors in summer

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