The crab Malus pumila Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is part of the Rosaceae category , which also admit the rose . The scientific name of this tree is Malus sylvestris . Crab apples originated in the British Isles , and more than 700 varieties are spread over 35 mintage . Even though crab apple have a large range , they all have similar equipment characteristic , which makes their identification easy .

Identification

Crab apple Tree turn wild along river banks , near hedges and timber . They need nutritive - rich grease with high levels of alkaline or lime and are found in areas put up lineal sunlight and lots of wet . Crab orchard apple tree trees resemble other apple Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree but are small , from 6 to 50 foundation tall , reaching an average height of 25 understructure . They also resemble large Bush if they produce multiple automobile trunk or shoot . They have a grayish and rough , scaly barque , and older crab Malus pumila trees ' bark has fissure .

Leaves

Leaves of the crab apple tree alternate on branches as pit to being diametrical to each other . The leaves go down each autumn and return in the bound . Their shape can be either round or ellipse , but they all have manoeuvre tips and jump nervure . Rough on top and bland on bottom , the leaves are sorry unripe and never change color , even in autumn .

Blossoms

Crab orchard apple tree bloom pop out as ruddy - brown bud that come out in April or May . The buds are testicle - shape with multiple overlapping ordered series yielding blossoms with five flower petal . Their color is mainly whitened with a pinkish tincture , and the blossoms are not as bright or colorful as other yield tree blossoms .

Fruit

The Malus pumila of crab Malus pumila trees look like green or yellow cherries . With a diam of 2 inches or less , they are low than nanus apples . Like cherries , the stem is long equate to the size of the yield . Crab apple have a sour penchant and bite .

Uses

Crab apple trees are mainly used as ornamental landscaping . These trees are often planted as borders along watercourse , walk and roadways to show off their flowers . The crab apples themselves can be used in baking when a tart sense of taste is want .

Geography

Crab apple tree are found in the northern half of the world . place such as North America , Asia and Europe have an abundant supply of these tree diagram .

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