General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 10-30 feet
Plant Spread: 10-20 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Red
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Flowering Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Cooked
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Pollution
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Flowering Crabapple
  • Crabapple
  • Apple

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Location: Frederik Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Date: 2019-10-28
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