Malus × atrosanguinea
Object Details
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- Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection
- On Display
- National Museum of Natural History
- Accession Number
- 2011-0931A
- Description
- This crabapple hybrid weeps slightly, and has red flower buds that open to reveal deep pink flowers. Once this tree is through flowering, its small yellow crabapples still make it a lovely ornamental tree.
- Hardiness
- -20 - 20 F
- Attracts
- Birds with fruit
- Bloom Time
- May
- Parentage
- Mahonia halliana x Mahonia toringo
- Provenance
- Uncertain
- Topic
- Trees
- Living Collections
- Range
- Hybrid
- Life Form
- Deciduous tree
- Average Height
- 15'
- Bark Characteristics
- Young: purple-red mature: grey
- Bloom Characteristics
- Dark pink with 5 petals.
- Fall Color
- Yellow, purple
- Foliage Characteristics
- Ovate, elliptic glossy green leaves with serrated margins. 3.5" long.
- Fruit Characteristics
- Yellow, green, or reddish drupe. In fall. .5" diameter.
- Structure
- Rounded, umbrella, or vase
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Common Name
- Carmine Crab Apple
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Rosanae
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Malus
- Species
- × atrosanguinea
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Metadata Usage
- Not determined
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2011-0931A
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Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti