Crabapple, American (Pyrus coronaria; Malus coronaria)
Family: Rosaceae
Location:
Characteristics:
Uses:
Fruit can be eaten raw, bitter flavor
Leaves:
5-10 cm (2-4 in) long; 4 cm (1½ in wide)
Ovate, coarsely tooth past middle
Yellow-green in color above, paler underside
Bark:
Red-brown
Scaly, fissured
Fruit:
White or pink flowers, with 5 rounded petals
Fruit yellow-green, like a small apple, late summer
Notes:
Sources:
- Peterson’s Field Guide
- National Audobon Society Field Guide |