Yunnan Crabapple Malus yunnanensis

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Malus

  Species:

  yunnanensis

  Family:

  Rosaceae

  Wildlife Value:

  Food source for birds and small mammals.

  Play Value:

  Wildlife Food Source

  Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):

  Modest disease resistance

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Edible

  Tree

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Habit/Form:

  Rounded

  Texture:

  Medium

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

  Soil Drainage:

  Good Drainage

  USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:

  4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b

• Fruit:

  Fruit Color:

  Red/Burgundy

  White

  Fruit Length:

  < 1 inch

  Fruit Width:

  < 1 inch

  Fruit Description:

  0.5 in. red fruit with white dots

• Flowers:

  Flower Color:

  Pink

  White

  Flower Value To Gardener:

  Edible

  Flower Description:

  Single white flowers with a light pink tint

• Leaves:

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Leaf Color:

  Gold/Yellow

  Orange

  Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:

  Orange

  Red/Burgundy

  Leaf Type:

  Simple

  Leaf Arrangement:

  Alternate

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Description:

  Leaves have an orange to scarlet fall color.

• Stem:

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

• Landscape:

  Landscape Theme:

  Edible Garden