| Scientific Name: | Malus sylvestris |
| Common Name: | European crabapple |
| Family Name: | Rosaceae |
| Origin: | Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Tree - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 7 - 10m x 5 - 7m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Spreading |
| Form: | Oval - vertical, Round |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Attract beneficial insects, Attract birds, Espalier, Fragrance, Urban agriculture, Woodland margin |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Pubescent, Elliptic, Ovate, Serrate |
| Flowers: | White, Pink, May |
| Fruit: | Edible, Pome, (Accessory tissue), Yellow, Green, Red, Sep |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves alternate, ovate, serrated, mostly <10cm long; flowers in clusters, buds often red, petals white or pink-tinged, 4-5cm wide in May; pomes yellow-green, sometimes red-flushed (or solid red cultivars), 2-3cm wide. Winter ID: bark dark grey, smooth to scaly; twigs and buds pubescent. | |