Flowering Crab Apple Tree

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