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American Sweet Crabapple Tree (Malus Coronaria) - 1 Gallon Pot

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American Sweet Crabapple Tree (Malus Coronaria) – 1 Gallon Pot

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SKU: D2LSC 5439518217 Categories: FRUIT TREES & PLANTS, PLANTS & TREES

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Sweet Crabapple

Malus coronaria

Other Names: American Crabapple, Garland Crab, Sweet Crabapple, Wild Crabapple

NOTE: As with all of our other plants and trees, all of our fruit plants are grown in containers outdoors so they are fully rooted and landscape-ready upon arrival.

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-8b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Deciduous Fruit Tree

Height at Maturity: 15-25′ depending on location

Width at Maturity: 25-35′ depending on location

Spacing: 35′ feet for space between trees

Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Broad, Open Crown

Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast

Flower Color: Pink aging to White

Flower Size: 1 to 1-3/4″, in clusters

Flowering Period: Spring

Flower Type: Single, in clusters

Fragrant Flowers: Yes

Foliage Color: Bright Green, Golden-Yellow in Fall

Fragrant Foliage: No

Fruit: Yes

Fruit Color: Chartreuse to maturing to Yellow and Red

Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun or Part shade

Water Needs: Average, drought tolerant when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silty

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well-Drained

Soil pH: 5.0 – 7.5 (Acid to Neutral); prefers slightly acid

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Butterflies, Beneficial Pollinators, Birds, Mammals

Resistances: Drought (when established), Cold Temperatures to -30F

Description

Sweet Crabapple (Malus coronaria), also known as Wild Crabapple or American Crabapple, is a North American native tree adored for its highly fragrant pink flowers in spring that are the last among the Crabapples to bloom. The “Sweet” in the common name is for the fragrance of the flowers and fruit and not the taste, which is too tart for most folks to eat fresh from the tree. That said, due to their high pectin and acid content, the ripe yellow to red fruits are excellent for making sweet jelly or jam. If you don’t use the small crabapples just leave them on the tree for the birds, deer and other mammals to enjoy. The leaves of this species are a bright green through the warm season turning to golden-yellow shades with the arrival of cooler temperatures in fall. All grown up, under ideal conditions the tree might reach 25 feet tall by 35 feet wide.

Wildlife Value
Honey bees and other native bees enjoy the nectar from flowers. The fruits are a desirable food source for birds as well as raccoons, rabbits, opossum, squirrel, and foxes. Branches provide cover and nesting sites for birds and small mammals.

NOTE: As with all of our other plants and trees, all of our fruit plants are grown in containers outdoors so they are fully rooted and landscape-ready upon arrival.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 15 to 25 feet tall and 25 to 35 feet wide, the Sweet Crabapple is ideal for use as a specimen or in grouping in sunny to partially shaded landscape and woodland borders. Also a fine addition to bird and wildlife gardens, native plant gardens, edible landscapes and cottage gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 35 feet for space between trees

Growing Preferences

The Sweet Crabapple is easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and full to part shade. Morning sun is good to dry the dew from leaves. Established trees are moderately drought tolerant.

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