Malus 'Beverly'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- MAY-lus
- Description
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'Beverly' Flowering Crabapple is is a cultivar with white flowers that has a nice rounded form, bright red fruits and increased disease resistance. Plant in the full sun in acidic loamy soil. It works well as a specimen or in small groups and its red fruits add winter interest to any landscape.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Malus
- Family:
- Roseaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Wildlife Value:
- Birds enjoy the fruits and butterflies are attracted to this tree.
- Edibility:
- Fruits are edible but not very palatable unless cooked. Often turned into jellies.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 15 ft. 0 in. - 25 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 15 ft. 0 in. - 25 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Edible
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Winter
- Fruit Type:
- Pome
- Fruit Description:
- Bright red crabapples (pomes) that stay on the tree until winter.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Description:
- Red buds open to white 5 petals flowers in April
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- 3" long ovate leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Edible Garden
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Flowering Tree
- Small groups
- Small Tree
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Pollution