Common Name:Crab Apple

Scientific Name: Malus spp.

Crab Apple

Classification: Deciduous         USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Size:

• 15' to 25' height

Growth Habit:

• Upright form

Crab Apple Trunk	Crab Apple Scaly Bark

Bark:

• Shiny
• Grayish brown
• Scaly

Crab Apple Alternate Leaf Arrangement	Crab Apple Simple, Oval Leaf	Crab Apple Serrated Leaf Margin

Foliage:

• Deciduous
• Alternate leaf arrangement
• Simple leaf
• Oval or oblong leaf shape
• Serrate leaf margin
• Vary in color from green to shades of purple

Flowering Crab Apples	Crab Apple Flowers	Crab Apple Inflorescence Umbel-like Raceme

Flowers:

• White, pink, red
• Raceme
  • Umbel or Corymb-like
• Very showy in early spring

Crab Apple Fruit Red Pome	Crab Apple Fruit Yellow Pome

Fruit:

• Pome
  • Less than 2" Diameter
  • Yellow, Green, or Red when mature

Use:

• Used often in the landscape for its foliage and flower

Problems:

• Borers
• Scale
• Cankers

Culture:

• Adaptive to many soil types
  • Performs best in moist, well-drained soils
• Requires full sun

Propagation:

• Budding
• Grafting
• Softwood cuttings

Notes:

• Approximately 30 different species exist with approximately 600 different varieties which freely hybridize in nature