Scientific Name: Malus fusca
Common Name: Pacific crabapple
Family Name: Rosaceae
Origin: B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northwest
Hardiness Zone: Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Plant Type: Tree - deciduous
Mature Size: 10 - 15m x 7 - 10m (height x width)
Habit: Twiggy, Upright
Form: Irregular, Round
Texture: Medium
Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Attract birds, Fragrance, Herb, Spring interest, Tall background, Urban agriculture, Wetland - bogs, Wildlife food, Woodland margin
Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil or Media: Humus rich, Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Pubescent, Elliptic, Oblong, Ovate, Pinnately lobed, Serrate
Flowers: Corymb, White, Apr-May
Fruit: Edible, Pome, (Accessory tissue), Yellow, Red, Aug-Sep-Oct
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.