Scientific Name:
Malus fusca
Pronunciation:
MAY-lus FUSS-kuh
Common Name:
Pacific crabapple
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Tree to 6m tall; leaves alternate, most ovate, 7-9cm long x 4-5cm wide, serrate, may have 1-3 shallow lobes; flowers white, about 1.5cm wide; pomes oblong, 9-14mm long. Winter ID: buds spur-like; bark coppery-brown, scaly and plated.
Habit:
Twiggy, Upright
Form:
Irregular, Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
10 - 15m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low, Wetlands
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Attract birds, Fragrance, Herb, Spring interest, Tall background, Urban agriculture, Wetland - bogs, Wildlife food, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Fall:
Orange, Red
Shapes:
Elliptic, Oblong, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate, Acute
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Pinnately lobed, Serrate
Additional Info:
Spectacular fall colour
Inflorescence Type:
Corymb, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Perigynous
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Edible, Pome
Fruit Colour:
Yellow, Red
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy, Accessory tissue, Edible,
Bark Morphology:
Plated, Moderately fissured, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Orange, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Conical (long-pointed)
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Organ Modifications:
Storage tap root
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Blight or needle cast, Canker or sap rot, Caterpillar or cutworm, Diptera - true flies, Fungal leaf spot, Galls, Mildew, Mites, Nematodes, Rodents, Rust, Virus (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend : near black gum tree
- (BCW) Boulevard (Circular) Westend : near Best Western
- (FSC) Far South Campus
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLN) Turf Field Lab North