[Aim]   To investigate the occurrence and spatial distribution of Tetranychus urtica in apple trees. [Methods]  The concentration index method, the Iwao m*-m model and the Taylor power law model, were used to investigate the distribution characteristics and spatial patterns of the T. urtica in apple orchards. [Results]  A Taylor power law model was established, revealing that the T. urtica has an overall clustered distribution (a = 0.913 1 < 1, b = 1.806 4＞1, m ≠ 1, C > 1). Aggregated distribution patterns were observed in all four cardinal directions (east, south, west, north) around apple trees. In regression equations fitted for these four directions, the a values were 0.593 9, 0.593 2, 0.617 6, and 0.603 5, respectively, with b values of 1.652 5, 1.653 1, 1.839 7, and 1.944 4, respectively. The diffusion coefficients (C) were 5.20, 2.04, 3.81, and 3.37, respectively. The Iwao m*-m regression model also indicates that T. urtica has an overall clustered distribution (α =﹣1.033 9 < 0, β = 1.841 4 > 1), with clustering also observed in the east, south, west, and north sectors of apple trees. The Taylor power law model fitted regression equations for upper, middle, and lower canopy layers yielded coefficients of 0.691 3, 0.786 1, and 0.739 8 respectively, with b values of 1.845 5, 1.738 2, and 1.858 7, and diffusion coefficients (C) of 7.10, 9.28, and 10.05. The Iwao m*-m regression model for T. urtica across the upper, middle, and lower tiers of fruit trees indicated an overall clustered distribution (α =﹣1.059 8 < 0, β = 1.824 0 > 1), with clustering observed across all three tiers. [Conclusion]  T. urtica has a clustered distribution in apple trees irrespective of aspect or canopy level, with no significant variation in average population density.