Apple (orchard)
Apple
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Apple (orchard)
Apple
Malus domestica
Varieties: Liberty, Honeycrisp, heirlooms
Perennial anchorFoodPerennial anchor
Ayurvedic Profile
Dosha Effect
Pacifies Pitta; balances Kapha
Rasa / Taste
Sweet; Astringent
Virya / Energy
Cooling
Medicinal Actions
Nutritive, pectin (gut tonic), mild astringent
Why This Plant
"The orchard apple of harmony and choice — Venusian Libra's fruit of relationship and fair exchange. A keystone tree that teaches balance, sweetness held in check by a clean astringent edge."
Cultivation
Hardy; needs cross-pollinator; full sun; disease-resistant cultivars for low spray.
Zone: 6a
Safety
Fruit safe. Seeds best not eaten in quantity.
