Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Shrubs, Trees
Tree
Origin
Northeast Mexico, Southeastern United States
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Types
Deciduous, Evergreen
Malus
Number of Varieties
80035
0
40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Slopes
gardens, Tropical areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-114-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-1
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm670.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm6,350.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Dry, Loam, Sandy
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Dry
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Requires plenty of water during the growing season, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
In Summer
Adequately
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Dry, Loamy, Sandy
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Dry
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Midseason Pruning, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Fertilizers
-
Occasional light liquid fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Healthy tree
Aphids, Mealybugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Flies
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers
Other Uses
Food for animals, Food for insects
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
Senegalia berlandieri
MALUS 'Baskatong'
Common Name
Acacia
Baskatong Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple
In Hindi
Acacia
crabapple
In German
Acacia
Flowering Crabapple
In French
Acacia
Floraison Crabapple
In Spanish
Acacia
floración Crabapple
In Greek
Acacia
Άνθιση Crabapple
In Portuguese
Acacia
Crabapple
In Polish
Acacia
Kwitnienie Crabappleb
In Latin
Acacia
crabapple
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Rosales
Family
Fabaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Acacia
Malus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Acacieae
Maleae
Subfamily
Mimosoideae
Amygdaloideae
Number of Species
135055
1
27800
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