#673 most planted
Malus ioensis
Malus ioensis · also Iowa crab, Prairie crabapple, Iowa crab apple
OrnamentalDeciduous
683
trees mapped
0.01%
of all named trees
11
cities
3.0 in
median trunk (8 cm, 676 measured)
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The Iowa crabapple is a species native to the central United States, growing up to 35 feet tall. It produces white or pink flowers in summer, followed by small, apple-like berries that provide food for various wildlife including bees and birds.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 4690.15%—3.0 in
- 860.06%—1.9 in
- 390.01%—7.0 in
- 330.01%15 yr2.8 in
- 310.20%—5.9 in
- 70.01%8.4 yr8.0 in
- 50.00%—6.0 in
- 50.00%36 yr1.5 in
- 30.00%—14 in
- 30.00%——
- 20.00%——
Traits
- Form
- Ornamental
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 35 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–20 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.0 in, mean 6.7 in, 90th percentile 15 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Central US forest-grasslands transition
- Central Tallgrass prairie
- Northern Tallgrass prairie
- Texas blackland prairies
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- East Central Texas forests
Other Malus in the catalogue
37 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
