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Crabapple: Malus cultivars

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crabapples at cbg basin

Family: Rosaceae

Above: dark pink blossoms, Below:light pink flowers Use: specimen, parkway, open woodland
crabapple flowers

Plant: small deciduous tree to 20'

Origin: northern temperate zones

Zone
: 4 - 9

Flowers
: Clouds of colorful, rose-like flowers in spring. Colorful fruits last from fall to winter. Fruits can be made into jelly.

Foliage: simple toothed leaf

Culture
: full sun in well-drained soil. Prune suckers, water spouts, and crossing branches. Apple scab occasionally disfigures leaves and fruits.



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