




Malus fusca
The Pacific Crab Apple is a small tree that grows beautiful flowers and tasty apples. It is often found near water and is loved by many animals.
Habitat: Coastal areas
The Pacific Crab Apple is a small, deciduous tree featuring dark, often flaky bark and clusters of delicate pinkish-white flowers in spring. Its small, firm fruits ripen to a tart reddish-yellow in late summer, distinguishing it from larger, cultivated apples.





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PlantsRarity
Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
Snaps
1
Indigenous peoples traditionally used its sour fruit for food and medicine!
Its tiny apples can stay on the tree all winter, feeding hungry birds!
Many animals, from bears to deer, love to munch on its juicy apples!
This tough tree can even grow right along salty shorelines!
Pacific Crab Apple can tolerate waterlogged and even somewhat brackish soils, allowing it to thrive where other trees cannot.
Pacific Crab Apple has fruits that often persist on branches through winter, providing crucial food for wildlife during cold months.
Pacific Crab Apple can grow extensive root systems that help prevent erosion along riverbanks and coastal areas.
Apis mellifera
Its sweet flowers attract bees
Ursus americanus
bears feast on ripe, fallen apples

Odocoileus hemionus
deer browse on its leaves and twigs

Turdus migratorius
robins enjoy the persistent winter fruits
Deciduous plants periodically shed all their leaves, typically during autumn or dry seasons.
Flowering plants are any plants that produce flowers as part of their reproductive cycle.
Shade tolerant plants are adapted to grow and thrive in areas with low light levels, requiring less direct sunlight.
Spring blooming plants produce their flowers during the spring season, often signifying the end of winter and the start of new growth.
Broadleaf trees are angiosperms characterized by flat, wide leaves that are typically shed annually in temperate climates.
Fruit-bearing plants produce fruits, which are the mature ovaries of flowering plants containing seeds.
A fruit tree is a perennial tree that produces fruit, which is edible to humans or animals.
Edible plants are those parts of a plant that are considered safe for human consumption.
Describes plants that are particularly attractive and beneficial to a wide range of pollinating organisms.
Coastal habitats are dynamic environments located along the interface between land and sea, influenced by tides, waves, and saltwater.
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Danger
1/5 · Very low
Do not eat any fruit unless an adult says it's safe!
The easiest way to identify Pacific Crab Apple is to use the Snappit nature identifier app.
500-1200 cm
300-1000 cm
1-2 cm
Spring to early summer
Yes
None
Perennial
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