Flower Notes:
Pink (Deep rose-pink buds open to pale pink flowers, in clusters; late April to May)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Summer foliage; fall color variable)
Fruit Notes:
Red (Nearly 1" dia. red crabapples (pomes))
Soil Notes:
Well-drained heavy loam soils
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Simple 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.
