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Japanese Crab Apple
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Tree

Origin

Eastern Asia, Japan
North America, Canada

Types

-
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

4070
0 40000
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Habitat

-
bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-82-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-1
9-1

Sunset Zone

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

370.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Yellow
Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Toothed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison
Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively
Needs 2-3 times watering per week

In Summer

Lots of watering
Average Water

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Prune in spring, Requires very little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches

Fertilizers

Doesn't require fertilization when grown in rich soil
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Healthy tree, Red blotch
Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

-
-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

-
Medium

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Birds, Insects

Allergy

Poisonous
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

-
Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Malus floribunda
CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

Japanese flowering crabapple, Japanese crab, purple chokeberry, showy crabapple
Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

Japanese crab apple
HACKBERRY

In German

Japanische Wildapfel
Hackberry

In French

Pommier du Japon
micocoulier

In Spanish

Manzano silvestre japonés
almez

In Greek

Ιαπωνικά μήλο καβουριών
hackberry

In Portuguese

maçã de caranguejo japonês
hackberry

In Polish

Japoński krab jabłko
hackberry

In Latin

Japanese crab apple
Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Urticales

Family

Rosaceae
Ulmaceae

Genus

Malus
Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Maleae
-

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae
-

Number of Species

5570
1 27800
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Difference Between Japanese Crab Apple and Hackberry

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Importance of Japanese Crab Apple and Hackberry

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