Flowering Crabapple

Malus spp.

Deciduous-Trees

(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)

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Classification

Scientific Name:	Malus spp.
Common Name:	flowering crabapple
Family:	Rosaceae
Suggested Uses:	small specimen, mass plantings

Characteristics

Height:	15 - 25 feet tall
Foliage:	alternate, deciduous, and simple with fine serrations up to 2 inches long and usually on spurs
Flower:	white, pink, red, or lavender umbels or corymb-like racemes (depending on cultivar) on spurs before leaves for up to 3 weeks
Bloom Period:	early Spring
Fruit:	red, orange, or yellow pome up to 2 inches in diameter
Bark:	smooth on young trees, flaky on older trees

Environment

Sun:	full sun for best flower development
Soil:	best in well-drained soils that are slightly acidic adaptable to many different soil conditions many cultivars will do well in alkaline soils
USDA Zone:	zones 4 - 7

Additional Notes:	hundreds of cultivars available

Address

Texas Tech University, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Box 42122, Lubbock, TX 79409
Phone
806.742.2838
Email
Melanie.Jackson@ttu.edu