Flower Notes:
Pink;white (Buds pink; Large (1.25" dia.) white flowers in clusters; late April to May)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous deep green leaves in the summer); Yellow (Warm yellow to orange-yellow fall color)
Fruit Notes:
Orange (Orange-red crabapple (pomes) that are attractive to wildlife)
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). The bark of mature trees is gray to brown and scaly.
