Common names:
Prairie Crabapple
Wild Crabapple
Midwest Crabapple
Apple

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Tree
Life cycle:Annual
Water Preferences:Wet Mesic
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 6a
Leaves:Malodorous
Fruit:Indehiscent
Flowers:Fragrant
Malodorous
Flower Time:Late summer or early fall
Winter
Uses:Good as a cover crop
Edible Parts:Leaves
Dynamic Accumulator:S (Sulfur)
Wildlife Attractant:Hummingbirds
Pollinators:Wasps

photo by John Grimshaw via Trees and Shrubs Online: https://trees

Discussion Threads about this plant
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Prairie Crab Apple malus ioensis by Geetrek Dec 1, 2017 9:35 AM 0

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