Flower Notes:
Red;pink (Buds red; flowers (1.5" across) dark pink to rose-red, in clusters; late April to May)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark green summer foliage); Orange (Orange-red fall foliage)
Fruit Notes:
Red (0.5" dia., persistent, glossy, bright red changing to orange crabapples (pomes); persistent through November)
Soil Notes:
Well-drained heavy loam soils
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Malus has simple leaves 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).
