Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Southern Asia, Western Asia
Australia
Types
Cider apples, Aia Llu, Akane
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia
Number of Varieties
75002
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Temperate Regions
open forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-88-11
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
8-1
-
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval/Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
370.00 cm530.00 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
460.00 cm530.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Rose
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Red, Light Yellow, Yellow green
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Yellow, Brown
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do not water frequently, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings
In Summer
Lots of watering
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant
In Spring
Moderate
Adequately
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
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
Bees, Birds
-
Allergy
Asthma
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion
Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Seeds
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Used As Food, Used in biomass
Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
MALUS domestica 'Caudle'(CAMEO)
Acacia retinodes
Common Name
Apple, Cameo Apple, Dessert Apple, Eating Apple
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle
In Hindi
कैमियो एप्पल
Silver Wattle
In German
Cameo Apple
Silver Wattle
In French
Cameo d'Apple
Mimosa d'été
In Spanish
Cameo de Apple
acacia amarilla
In Greek
Cameo της Apple
ασήμι μιμόζα
In Portuguese
Cameo da Apple
Acacia retinodes
In Polish
Cameo Jabłko
Silver Wattle
In Latin
cameo Apple
Silver Wattle
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Fabales
Family
Rosaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Malus
Acacia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2500950
1
27800
👆🏻