Native Sweet Crabapple

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Cost: $28 per 10 tree bundle
Size:  12-24"
Age: 1-0
Habitat: Full sun

Native “Sweet” Crabapple (Malus coronaria)

Type:  Deciduous

Range: C. NY to s. WI, s. to DE, upland NC, GA & TN & n.e. AR

Typical Mature Height:  A 20-30 ft. tree with a short trunk and wide-spreading head.

Light Requirements:  Full sun to partial shade

Soils:  Moist to partial dry

Habitat:  Stream banks; open woods; woodland edges

Wildlife: Crabapple thickets provide nesting sites, shelter, and food for large and small birds

Uses:  the common crabapple of the Ohio Valley, it is sometimes planted as an ornamental. Double-flowered varieties have a greater number of larger and deeper pink flowers. The fruit can be made into preserves and cider.