#96 most planted
Malus x adstringens
Dolgo crabapple · also Red-silver crabapple
OrnamentalDeciduous
23,534
trees mapped
0.23%
of all named trees
7
cities
2.8 in
median trunk (7 cm, 23,491 measured)
7.4 yr
median age (50% have a planting date)
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Malus x adstringens is a hybrid crabapple known for its showy spring flowers, followed by persistent, colorful fruit that attracts pollinators and birds. These medium-sized trees typically feature dense branching and can have distinctive foliage. Some varieties may be susceptible to diseases like apple scab, an important urban planting consideration.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 16,1953.4%7.4 yr3.1 in
- 5,4761.0%—2.0 in
- 1,7150.56%—2.4 in
- 1020.03%4.3 yr2.0 in
- 440.10%6.8 yr2.4 in
- 10.00%—40 in
- 10.00%—3.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Ornamental
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 15–30 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.8 in, mean 4.0 in, 90th percentile 7.9 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Malus in the catalogue
37 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
