Malus fusca (N)

Scientific name: Malus fusca (N)

Common name:  Pacific crabapple

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 4-5m tall, 3m wide

Form: Round

Water use: Low

Soil requirements: Humus, well-drained

Leaf arrangement: Simple. Alternate

Fall colour: orange, yellow

Flower/cone/fruit description: Showy white flowers; fragrant. Yellow berries (look like hips)

Limitations: no reliable form

Suitable uses: Low maintenance. Good for hedge rows

Quick ID description: Dec. Tree. Simple. Alternate. Elliptic. Pinnately lobed. Serrate. Yellow hip-looking berries. Leaves bunched on end of branches.

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