2755

Tree
Perennial

Non-native

Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Uncommon (rare in Coastal Plain)

Look for it It is commonly cultivated throughout, esp in the Mountains and Piedmont, and long persistent, per Weakley's Flora

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Twigs not "thorny" (spur shoots short, not spiny)

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
Pink/Whitish
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red/Green
Pome

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p072
• Trees of the Southeastern United States p289
• Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p40

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Malus pumila   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malus pumila   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 097-18-001:
Malus pumila   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Pyrus malus

(?) -
Malus sylvestris