Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Tree
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Southern Asia, Western Asia
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Canada
Types
Malus domestica
Ash leaves maple, Acer negundo califormicum tehachapi, Acer negundo Flamingo
Number of Varieties
13
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40000
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Habitat
-
Anthropogenic, Floodplains, Forests, Shores of rivers or lakes, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-82-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
8-3
Sunset Zone
6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
370.00 cm2,438.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm1,524.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Rose
Red, Yellow green, Dark Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Red, Green, Gold, Pink, Dark Red
Green, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Yellow, Brown
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Broadly Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site, Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune every year, Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, codling moth, mussel scale, Red spider mite, woolly aphid
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
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
-
Aphids, Birds, Squirrels
Allergy
-
Asthma, Runny nose, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Bonsai
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Alzheimer’s Disease, bowel syndrome, Cancer, constipation, Detoxifies lever, Diabetes, Diarrhea, gallstones, Healthy teeth, hemorrhoids, High cholestrol, Immunity, Improve heart health, Parkinson
Antidote, Antiemetic
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Edible syrup, Used as essential oil, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
MALUS domestica 'Royal Gala'
ACER negundo
Common Name
Apple, Eating Apple, Royal Gala Apple
Ash-Leaved Maple, Boxelder
In Hindi
Royal Gala Apple
Boxelder tree
In German
Royal Gala Apfel
Boxelder Baum
In French
Royal Gala d'Apple
arbre boxelder
In Spanish
Manzana Royal Gala
árbol boxelder
In Greek
Royal Gala της Apple
κουφοξυλιά δέντρο
In Portuguese
Maçã Royal Gala
árvore Boxelder
In Polish
Royal Gala jabłko
Boxelder drzewo
In Latin
Regia Schola Apple
Boxelder ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosids
Sapindales
Family
Rosaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
-
Acer
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
250015
1
27800
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