Flower Notes:
Red;pink (Buds purplish-red to deep red; flowers single, 1.5-2" across, and rose-pink with a white center, in clusters; late April to May)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Summer foliage); Yellow (Fall foliage)
Fruit Notes:
Red (0.75-1" dia., short-lasting, bright red crabapples (pomes) that can be yellow on the shaded side)
Soil Notes:
Well-drained heavy loam soils
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Simple, elliptical leaves (up to 2" long) in clusters on short spurs. Buds have several imbricate scales and are usually reddish-brown with hairs protruding under scales. Fruits have multiple seeds (as compared to the single seed pit of Prunus species). The bark of mature trees is gray to brown and scaly.
