Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Fruit
Origin
China, Japan
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Southern Asia, Western Asia
Types
-
Malus domestica, Crispin Apple
Number of Varieties
307500
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Well Drained
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-94-8
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
9-1
8-2
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
7, 8, 9, 15, 16
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm370.00 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
60.00 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue Violet
White, Pink, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Green, Light Yellow, Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Rhomboid
broad, flat
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Water Deeply
Keep the Soil well drained
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
bees, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Aphids, Dry root rot, Watery soft rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Drought and Wet Site, Variety of soil types
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
Mouth itching, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
constipation, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fever, Heart problems, Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Added to salads, Application in Furniture, Sauces, Used as a flavouring in food, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
CARYOPTERIS incana
MALUS domestica 'Mutsu'
Common Name
bluebeard
you shu
Apple, Cider Apple, Mutsu Apple, Yellow Eating Apple,Crispin apple
In Hindi
Bluebeard
साइडर सेब
In German
Blaubart
Crispin Apfel
In French
Bluebeard
cidre de pomme
In Spanish
Barba Azul
sidra de manzana
In Greek
Κυανοπώγωνα
Cider Apple
In Portuguese
Barba Azul
sidra de maçã
In Polish
Sinobrody
Apple Cider
In Latin
Bluebeard
Cider Apple
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Rosales
Family
Verbenaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Caryopteris
Malus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
750
1
27800
👆🏻