Sweet Crabapple
Sweet Crabapple (Malus coronaria)
Deciduous Small Tree
Size for Sale: 1-0 6-12 inches
Other Names: American Crabapple
Native to the U.S.
COLDEST USDA Cold Hardiness Zone Where Species Typically Survives: 4
Range: Midwest and eastern U.S. to southern U.S.
Typical Mature Height: ~12-36 feet
Light Requirement: partial shade
Soils: mesic soils
Habitat: forest edges, stream banks, thickets
Flower Color: white, pink
Fruit: small yellowish green apple
Bloom Time: spring and early summer
Wildlife Value: apple is consumed by many birds and mammals; thickets providing nesting habitat; attracts butterflies; special value to native bees and honey bees
Uses: apple is edible to humans and often used for jelly and cider
Photo by T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, bugwood.org
More Information: http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=MACO5