| Description | An ever growing group (over 400) of small ornamental flowering trees. Besides picking a tree for flower color and fruit, disease resistance is an other aspect to consider about this plant. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | The flowers have: 5 petals can be single or double and come in a plethora of colors such as: white, red, coral, rose, purplish red, carmine etc. |
| Fruit | The fruit comes in many colors and can persistent, some drop and become messy while others just seem to disappear. If the fruit is less than 2 inches in diameter it is considered to be a crab apple. |
| Leaves | The leaves are: simple, alternate, can be serrated or lobed and come in different shades of green, purples and burgundy. Many have fall color of ornamental value. |
| Dimensions | There are a few shorter varieties but most fall into the 15-25' height range |
| Maintenance | A whole slew of disease and insects are attracted these trees. Most of the modern cultivars are resistant to these problems. Common diseases are fire blight, scab, leaf spot etc. |
| Propagation | Although a few may come true from seed most are propagated by grafting and rooted cuttings. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr),#93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson),#102-Flowering Crabs The Genus Malus (John Fiala) |
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