Sweet crab apple
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5Will it grow where I live?
Sweet crab apple is hardy to zone 4 – that covers all of Central Europe and the British Isles, and every USDA zone from 4 upwards.
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Profile
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Height
- 7 m
- Spread
- 7 m
- Growth
- slow
- Lifespan
- 70 years
- First yield
- after 5 years
- Hardiness
- zone 4–8
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Soil
- Sand, Silt, Clay
- Soil moisture
- dry – moist
- pH
- 5 – 7.5
- Synonyms
- American crabapple, Fragrant crabapple
Flowering & harvest
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Uses
Growing
Kleiner Baum für sonnige Standorte auf frischem, durchlässigem Boden. Sehr frosthart, duftende Blüten und für Gelee genutzte Wildäpfel.
Frequently asked questions
Sweet crab apple: how big does it get?
Sweet crab apple (Malus coronaria) grows as a Tree and reaches roughly 7 m in height when mature, with a spread of about 7 m. Growth is slow.
Sweet crab apple: what site does it need?
Sweet crab apple tolerates light shade. Suitable soils are Sand, Silt, Clay. Soil moisture should be in the range dry – moist. The pH may lie between 5 and 7.5.
Sweet crab apple: is it hardy?
Sweet crab apple is listed as hardy in zone 4–8 and survives normal winters outdoors there.
Sweet crab apple: will it grow in Central Europe?
Sweet crab apple is hardy to zone 4 – that covers all of Central Europe and the British Isles, and every USDA zone from 4 upwards.
Sweet crab apple: when does it flower?
In a temperate northern-hemisphere climate it flowers from May to June.
Sweet crab apple: when is it harvested?
In a temperate northern-hemisphere climate the fruit ripens from September to October.
Sweet crab apple: is it poisonous?
Individual parts of Sweet crab apple are noted as mildly problematic — the plant does not count as poisonous. With wild plants, never rely on a database alone, only on a confident identification.
Sweet crab apple: what is it used for?
Rated on a scale up to 10: Edible 5/10, Medicinal 1/10, Other uses 5/10.
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