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 | Prized for colorful spring displays, the genus Malus includes some two dozen species and more than 1000 varieties. This book describes hundreds of them, reflecting Father Fialas long experience as a hybridizer, concluding with a list of his favorite two dozen. ... Amazon / Timber Press, Incorporated / Book
Price: 184.76 $ |  | Recent evidence suggests that the Domestic apple is derived mainly if not exclusively from Malus sieversii although Malus sylvestris may also have contributed. It is difficult to ascertain when domestication of apples began but apple remains in archaeological sites dating back to the Neolithic suggest that from the earliest times, apples were being harvested from the wild and eaten. Presumably apple trees started growing round habitations from discarded apple pips. Hardiness zones: 4-11 (-32c/-2 ... Amazon / Hirts: Seed; Fruits & Berries / Lawn & Patio
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