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Flowering Crab Apple Tree
Malus hybrids
41.422, -82.3646
Field Notes
Description:
Ornamental crab apples are a group of small flowering
trees used for landscape plantings. They are valued for
their foliage, flowers, fruit and variations in form and size.
Habitat:
Conservation/Windbreaks:
Small tree for farmstead windbreaks and highway
beautification.
Wildlife:
Crabapples provide fair cover and high quality fruit
and browse for many birds and mammals. Rodents and
rabbits can destroy trees by girdling the stem or trunk.
Agroforestry Products:
Wood - Desirable for smokehouse kindling and firewood.
Food - Fruit used fresh or processed.
Medicinal - Used as an antibiotic and for indigestion,
dysentery and diarrhea.
Urban/Recreational:
Used for ornamental landscaping, specimen, shade tree,
boulevards and screens
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