Apple wood
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[edit] Introduction
There are any vrieties of apple tree but here are some of note. Malus x domestica ( also referred to earlier as Malus pumilais or Paradise Apple) is common in the UK but not a native species, where as Malus sylvestris or crab apple is a native species. The very similar Malus sylvestris is also native to the UK, known as wild apple or wild crab apple it is thought to be an important ancestor of other varieties
Apple trees are cultivated in orchards and small trees are often found in hedgerows, scrub, copses, at roadsides and on rough ground, often singularly. Apples are important for wildlife as a food source for thrushes and bullfinches and a nesting ground for blackbirds. Crab apples are a food source for caterpillars and moths, the flowers are an important source of early pollen and nectar for bees, and blackbirds, thrushes and crows eat the fruits aswell as mice, voles, foxes and badgers. Apples trees are part of the rose family, as are pears and plums.
[edit] Forestry products
Timber from many of the apple tree varieties can be used, the heartwood varies from a light reddish to a deeper red/brown, with darker and lighter bands of color with a pale cream sapwood, though this varies with the variety. It is a hard woord and used for turnery, handles, carving, small specialty objects as well as furniture. It has a sweet scent and is therefore often used a firewood and for smoking. It can shrink significantly between seasons, is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, although studies have shown that Malus sieversii or wild apple native to mountain areas is increasing under threat and a species known as Niedzwetsky’s Apple or Malus niedzwetzkyana, also an ancestor of the domestic apple is also at risk
[edit] Specification
- Common Name(s): Apple, Crab Apple, Wild Apple
- Scientific Name: Malus spp. (Malus domestica, Malus sieversii, Malus sylvestris, etc.)
- Distribution: Found throughout most temperate climates
- Tree Size: 13-30 ft (4-9 m) tall, 1 ft (.3 m) trunk diameter
- Average Dried Weight: 52 lbs/ft3 (830 kg/m3)
- Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .61, .83
- Janka Hardness: 1,730 lbf (7,700 N)
- Modulus of Rupture: 12,800 lbf/in2 (88.3 MPa)
- Elastic Modulus: 1,270,000 lbf/in2 (8.76 GPa)
[edit] External links
Specifications, photographs and more detailed descriptions are also available from:
https://www.wood-database.com/apple/ (as above)
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/apple/
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