Sweet Crab Apple

Malus coronaria (L.) Mill. - Rose family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 30.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Sweet Crab Apple: Bucculatrix pomifoliella, Dichomeris ligulella, Euproctis chrysorrhoea, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyphantria cunae, Phyllonorycter crataegella, Schizura unicornis

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Ontario
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.