species 63,059 observations
Apple
Malus domestica
Field notes
Supports All
487
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Spotted Tentiform Leafminer Moth, Cecropia Moth, Garden Apple Slender, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
244
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Pacific Flat-Headed Borer, Hawthorn Root Borer, Flat-headed Hardwood Borer, Polycesta californica
14
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Eastern Fox Squirrel, Red Fox, Rosy Apple Aphid, Eastern Gray Squirrel
70
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Red Mason Bee, Tricolored Bumble Bee
155
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Zagrammosoma multilineatum, Eastern Red Bat, Perilampus fulvicornis, Confused Sap Beetle
4
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained Moist
From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.