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Our favorite season to admire a Wild Sweet Crab Apple tree is in the spring because it produces pretty pinkish-white flowers. 
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Wild Sweet Crab Apple (Malus coronaria)

What do you get if you cross an apple with a crab?
A crab apple!

​Did you know?
  • The crab apple tree symbolizes love and marriage
  • Crab apple blossoms are the state flower of Michigan
  • The wood is used to make tool handles, carvings, and furniture
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Common Names:
  • Wild Sweet Crab Apple
  • Sweet Crabapple
  • Wild Crabapple  

​Wildlife Benefits:
  • Birds, such as Warblers and deer eat the crab apples
  • Bees are attracted to the flowers  
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​Habitat:
  • Woodlands
 Size:
  • 15-25’ tall, with a crown width of 40’  
Growing Conditions:
  • Full to partial sun
  •  Moist soil
 Select Identification Characteristics:
  • Leaf Type: Simple
  • Leaf Arrangement: Alternate  
  • Bud Arrangement: Alternate
  • Terminal Bud: Single
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