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- Tips for using ornamental apple
- Decorative reception committee in the front yard
- Protection from prying eyes as a hedge
- Shadow dispenser on the balcony
- Fruity ingredient in nature-loving kitchen
- Tips
Ornamental apples can also be planted as a hedge
Tips for using ornamental apple
Thanks to its varied attributes Zierapfel thrilled as a multi-season woodland. With magical spring blossoms, magnificent foliage and edible fruits, Malus hybrids offer a wide range of uses. You can find out which ones here.
Decorative reception committee in the front yard
In the creative front garden, an ornamental apple as a shrub and high stem welcomes your guests perfectly in every season. Since it is limited to a maximum height of 400 to 600 cm, a bright, open appearance is maintained. Combined with bed roses, lavender, daylilies and monkshood, there is always something for the beholder to discover.
Protection from prying eyes as a hedge
If you love a sight-protection hedge, which apart from its function is of impressive decorative value, you will find it with ornamental apples. Thanks to their robust cut compatibility, majestic malus hybrids hedge the desired shape over the years. In particular, these varieties are suitable for this type of use:
Please schedule the late winter months of January and February as dates for the central form and maintenance intersection. At this time without leaves, the cutting can be done very precisely.
Shadow dispenser on the balcony
Placed in the bucket next to the seat on the balcony, an ornamental apple as a shrub filters the sunlight. Use for this purpose primarily the magnificent dwarf varieties, Tina 'and' Pom Zai '. With a maximum height of 150 cm, these beauties do not blow up the dimensions even after years.
Fruity ingredient in nature-loving kitchen
The close botanical relationship with the garden apple gives us another use. Since all ornamental apples are edible, they conjure up tart fruity jam, sour jelly and invigorating syrup. Varieties with relatively large fruits, such as Golden Hornet, can even be eaten fresh from the tree.
Tips
Thanks to his furious spring blossom, bonsai friends have taken the ornamental apple to heart. First and foremost, Japanese malus hybrids have the potential to be a mini-tree, like the enchanting dwarf variety 'Pom Zai'. All other small-fruited ornamental apple species are also suitable for this ancient garden art, such as Malus floribunda and Malus hallianda.