Malus sargentii
Sargent Crabapple

Family:

Rosaceae (Rose Family) 211

Genus:

Malus (Apple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple) 75

Plant Type:

Tree 569

Growth Forms:

Spreading / Branched 95

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 4 520

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 839

Flower Notes:

Pink (Attractive light pink in bud, opening to showy white flowers in late April or May)

Foliage Notes:

Green (Crisp-looking dark green foliage in summer); Yellow (Attractive yellow fall foliage)

Fruit Notes:

Red (Small but effective 0.4" dia. dark red crabapples (pomes) in fall; birds like them)

Ultimate Height:

6-8 feet

Ultimate Spread:

10-15 feet

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Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Well-drained heavy loam soil; not especially tolerant of very wet or very dry soils

Range:

Japan

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Simple leaves clustered on tips of spurs. Leaves on young rapidly growing shoots often irregularly lobed, with others entire. Disordered branching with frequent cross-branching. Bark is gray to brown and scaly on mature trees. Fruits have multiple seeds (as compared to the single seed pit of Prunus species).

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Parts and Problems of Crabapple, Crabtree

Special Characteristics:

Flowering Characteristics 285

Fruiting Characteristics 115

Additional Information

The smallest of all Malus species, almost a shrub. Strongly horizontal branching. Tends to be apomictic (seeds develop without fertilization), so is usually very uniform from seed (i.e. clonal). Sometimes flowers and fruits in alternate years. Susceptible to apple scab disease. May require pruning of wayward and crossing branches to maintain a nice form.

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When Malus sargentii has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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9 Malus sargentii found

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Number	Accession ID	Location
1	2010_03648*A	SMLY
2	ORIG_3182*A	BRES
3	ORIG_9764*A	SCPA
4	ORIG_9716*A	SCPA
5	2009_13204*A	HORTPARK
6	ORIG_9715*A	SCPA
7	ORIG_3185*A	BRES
8	ORIG_2640*A	HEAV
9	2023_00658*A	CREC