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

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  

​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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