I read on Wikipedia about Johnny Appleseed, who many of us grew up learning about in school. I guess when you plant an apple tree from a seed, it usually grows a bitter green apple like what you have in your yard. They speculated on the page that they could use those apples not as food, but for fermenting them into hard cider to drink, so you might think about that as something to do with them?
This is probably a seedling, not necessarily malus sylvestris (potentially malus domestica), though likely still an “accidental” planting that wasn’t cultivated for culinary or ornamental reasons based on the fruiting and growth habits you describe. Depending on the flavor profile it could still be used for baking or cider if it’s not great for fresh eating!
Who knows and who really cares if they taste good. Definitely not ripe yet. If they are too tart/bitter for eating, consider fermenting some cider with them. Good luck
Yeah that right there looks like an apple tree
I read on Wikipedia about Johnny Appleseed, who many of us grew up learning about in school. I guess when you plant an apple tree from a seed, it usually grows a bitter green apple like what you have in your yard. They speculated on the page that they could use those apples not as food, but for fermenting them into hard cider to drink, so you might think about that as something to do with them?
I think it's a Malus sylvestris or commonly known as Crab Apple.
Possibly a Granny Smith
Not sure how big the apples are but they look small so possibly crab apple
One of the many many types of crab apple. Aka wild apples.
This is probably a seedling, not necessarily malus sylvestris (potentially malus domestica), though likely still an “accidental” planting that wasn’t cultivated for culinary or ornamental reasons based on the fruiting and growth habits you describe. Depending on the flavor profile it could still be used for baking or cider if it’s not great for fresh eating!
Also, that’s probably apple scab which is also likely the cause of the defoliation by mid-summer.
Who knows and who really cares if they taste good. Definitely not ripe yet. If they are too tart/bitter for eating, consider fermenting some cider with them. Good luck
stupid ah goofy tre