Scientific Name:
Malus floribunda
Pronunciation:
MAY-lus flore-ih-BUN-duh
Common Name:
Japanese flowering crabapple
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Smaller, horizontal-oval tree with a gray, mottled trunk, disorganized branching, new growth red with white lenticels; leaves alternate, ovate-obovate, most 3-4cm long x 1.5-2cm wide, glossy; flowers 2-3cm wide, commonly with pink buds, petals pink to white; pomes about 9-13mm round, yellow to red. Winter ID: twigs round, dark red, buds alternate, ovoid, scale imbricate, margins rough with hairs protruding.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Oval - horizontal, Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
7 - 10m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (Japan)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Attract birds, Espalier, Fragrance, Specimen plant, Urban agriculture, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate, Cuneate
Margins:
Serrate
Additional Info:
sometimes slightly lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Perigynous
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink (deep pink in bud then flowers pale pink but some cv. more pink or all white)
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
May
Fruit Type:
Edible, Pome
Fruit Colour:
Orange, Yellow, Purple, Red, Dark-red
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Showy, Accessory tissue, Edible
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Propagation:
Seed, Grafting
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Mites, Rust, Scale insects
Specific Pests:
Course(s):
- AARB 1012
- CLT Training
- Level 1 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (OSS) Overpass planting South Side : 725, 726, 714