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| synonyms: Garland Tree, Sweet Crab Apple |
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| tree/shrub type: Broad leaved trees and shrubs |
| foliage: Deciduous |
| size: Smaller garden trees (up to 10m) |
| leaf type: Simple leaves |
| types of fruit: Trees and shrubs with decorative fruit or berries |
| flowering period: Spring |
| leaf colour: Leaves green |
| plants for a purpose: Scented flowers, Trees and shrubs with decorative pink flowers |
| growing conditions: Frost tolerant plants USDA zone 7 to -10°F or -22°C |
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Malus coronaria (L.) Mill. Sweet Crab Apple or Garland Tree Small tree, native to eastern N. America, often grown in gardens as it makes a charming ornamental. Height to 6-9m (20-30ft). Flowers open in May and June, with a beautiful sweet fragrance, each about 2.5-5cm (1-2in) across in clusters of 4-6. Fruits are about 2.5-3.7cm (1-1½in) across ripening in October, but not palatable, being rather acid. Leaves may be almost 3-lobed and turn yellow in the autumn. Z4.
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