Southern Crabapple

malus angustifolia

The Southern Crabapple is a small tree that produces delicious, tart apples! Children love to explore its branches and discover the unique shapes of its leaves and fruits.

Lebensraum: Southern Crabapple trees thrive in open woodlands and along roadsides, often found in the southeastern United States.

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The Southern Crabapple is a small, deciduous tree with a rounded crown, covered in clusters of fragrant pink to white blossoms in spring. Its small, round fruits ripen from green to yellowish-green, often staying on branches into winter.

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Southern Crabapple

Kategorie

Pflanzen

Seltenheit

Common

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Interessante Fakten

Despite its name, the Southern Crabapple is a true apple, just a smaller, wilder kind!

If you find its tart fruits, they are packed with more Vitamin C than many common apples!

Its extra-hard wood was historically used by pioneers to craft tools and furniture!

This tree often forms dense thickets, creating secret hiding places for small animals and birds!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Southern Crabapple has thorny branches that help protect its tender leaves and fruit from hungry browsing animals.

Southern Crabapple can thrive in many soil types, even poor or disturbed ground, thanks to its robust root system.

Southern Crabapple holds onto its tart fruits through winter, providing a crucial late-season food source for wildlife.

Maße und Details

Höhe: 600-1000 cm
Ausbreitung: 400-800 cm
Blütengröße: 2-3 cm
Blütezeit: Spring (March-May)
Essbar: Ja
Giftigkeit: Leicht
Lebenszyklus: Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode: Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Gathers nectar and pollen from its flowers.

eats

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Browses on its leaves and young twigs.

eats

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Feeds on its tart fruits in late fall and winter.

eats

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

Devours the lingering crabapples during migration.

Merkmale

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Pflanzenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Lebewesen, deren Ernährung vollständig oder hauptsächlich aus pflanzlichem Material besteht.

Wald

Waldlebensräume sind terrestrische Lebensräume, die von dichtem Baumbestand dominiert werden und eine große Vielfalt an Pflanzen- und Tierarten beherbergen.