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Rosaceae
Malus fusca
Malus fusca
Also known as Sinomalus fusca, Pyrus fusca var. diversifolia, Malus fusca var. levipes, Malus rivularis var. diversifolia
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Oregon Crabapple · Pacific Crabapple · Native Tree · Wildlife Tree · Spring Blossom · Pacific Northwest · Malus · Deciduous Tree · Pollinator · Rosaceae
Oregon crab apple is a native Pacific Coast tree prized for its clusters of fragrant white to pink blossoms in spring and small edible-to-wildlife fruit in autumn. Plant in moist, well-drained soil in a partly sunny location and water regularly for the first two years while the tree establishes. It makes an excellent habitat tree for Pacific Northwest gardens, attracting bees, birds, and butterflies.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply at the base, allow top 2 inches of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 25 ft
- Spread
- 16.7 ft
- Spacing
- 180 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, British Columbia, California, Oregon, Washington
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda
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