Malus 'Cornish Wine ' (Cornish Wine Apple)
Botanical Information
| Family | Rosaceae |
| Genus | Malus |
| Cultivar | 'Cornish Wine ' |
| Category | Woody |
| Type | Tree (deciduous) |
| Origin | An apple cultivar with a crisp, nut-like aromatic flavour that was first recorded in Cornwall in 1813. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses Disclaimer | The fruit is eatable and is used in traditional cider making. Apple wood is used as a fuel and is admired for the blue-green flames it produces during burning. The wood may also be used in the production of furniture and household utensils such as bowls. |
Details
| USDA Hardiness Zone | 4 - 8 |
| USDA Hardiness Ref. | |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone | 2a - 7a |
| Canada Hardiness Ref. | |
| RHS Hardiness Zone | H5 - H7 |
| RHS Hardiness Ref. | |
| Temperature (°C) | -34 - (-9) |
| Temperature (°F) | -30 - 15 |
| Height | 4 - 8 m |
| Spread | 2 - 6 m |
| Flowering Period | April, May |
Description and Growing Information
| Shape | At maturity the crown becomes loosely rounded. |
| Landscape | Suited to park and large landscape plantings, borders and marginal landscape plantings, or to attract wildlife (fruit). |
| Propagation | By budding, grafting, softwood cuttings or tissue culture. They are frequently grafted, using a whip graft method or are budded in summer. |
| Cultivation | Grow in moist but well drained soils that are slightly acidic to slightly basic and does well in heavy clay soils. It is not frost sensitive and even though it fruit set is heavier in full sun it will tolerate partial shade. |
| Pests | Insect pests such as aphids, woolly aphid, red spider mite and various leaf chewing caterpillars may be a concern. The tree can experience severe fireblight, apple scab, apple canker and powdery mildew. |
| Notable Specimens | Cotehele House National Trust, St Dominick, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Bark is grey – brown, slightly shiny but with a bit of a rough texture. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Buds can be a dark to light pink and are small; 2 - 3 cm in length. |
| Flower Description | The leaves are glossy green that are 4 cm long, 2 cm wide and don't change in autumn. The buds are pink and blossom into a pure white flower. |
| Fruit Description | Above medium size, 10 cm wide, and 6- 8 cm high; roundish, angular, slightly flattened, and narrowing towards the eye. Skin, yellow on the shaded side, and covered with large patches of pale brown russet, which extend all over the base, and sprinkled with green and russety dots; but of a beautiful bright red, which is streaked with deeper red, and strewed with patches and dots of russet on the side exposed to the sun. |
Photographs
Malus 'Cornish Wine Apple', form, Cotehele House National Trust, St Dominick, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Malus 'Cornish Wine Apple', leaf, Cotehele House National Trust, St Dominick, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Malus 'Cornish Wine Apple', flower, Cotehele House National Trust, St Dominick, Cornwall, United Kingdom.