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apple 'Ten Commandments'

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A small, mid-season apple used mostly for cider, but also for dessert. Has yellow skin, streaked and flushed with red, and juicy flesh with a rather weak flavour. Shows a ten-pointed star, and some red staining, when cut open. Crops in mid-autumn, fruit storing to late autumn. Requires a group 3, 4 or 5 pollinator

Scientific classification

Species: apple 'Ten Commandments' (Malus domestica 'Ten Commandments')
Genus: Malus
Family: Rosaceae

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Toxicity: Fruit Edible · Trees
Plant type: 4-8 metres
Height: 4-8 metres
Spread: Deciduous
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Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of apple 'Ten Commandments'

Distribution map

Distribution of the original taxon: Malus domestica

Native
Introduced
Cultivated

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Source：WCVP v16 · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · CC BY 3.0 · Boundaries：WGSRPD / TDWG

Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of apple 'Ten Commandments'

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apple 'Ten Commandments' care guide

Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced shrub or tree feed once each early spring

Pruning

Prune according to chosen training method. See apple pruning

Propagation

Propagate by chip budding in late summer, or grafting in mid-winter. Plants grown from pips are unlikely to resemble the parent

Growing

Prefers deep, fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral soil in a sunny, sheltered position. Will not thrive on very acid soils, shallow chalk soils or with shade for more than half the day. May require fruit thinning to improve fruit size and quality. See apple cultivation

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