Botanical Name M ALUS sp. or cv.

Pronunciation MAY - lus HY- brid - a

Common Name Flowering Crabapple

Family Rosaceae

Life Cycle Deciduous Tree

Growth Habit Height Width Upright

Arrangement Alternate

Leaf Shape and Size Elliptical Length Width 1/2 - 2

Margin Serrate

Veins Pinnate

Composition Simple

Flower Early Spring Red to White

Fruit Fall Small Pome - makes good jelly

Environment Full sun

Use Specimen

Description Very few shrubs or tree approach the beauty of a crabapple

400 to 600 recognized cultivars

Cultural Practices Best in heavy loam Prune before June

Problems Fireblight Woolly aphids Rust

Zones 4 to 8 - depending on cultivar

Native of All over