Malus 'Beverly': Wildlife Value
Birds enjoy the fruits and butterflies are attracted to this tree.
Plant Profile: Malus 'Beverly'
Names
Beverly Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple
Phonetic Spelling:MAY-lus
Genus:Malus
Species:
Family:Roseaceae
The 'Beverly' Flowering Crabapple is a cultivar known for its striking white blossoms, rounded shape, and vibrant red fruits, along with enhanced resistance to diseases. It thrives in full sunlight and prefers acidic loamy soil. This tree is ideal for use as a focal point or in small clusters, and its red fruits provide visual appeal during the winter months, enriching any landscape.
Malus 'Beverly' Feature Summary
Tags
#small tree
#white flowers
#wildlife plant
#low maintenance
#winter interest
#flowering tree
#air pollution tolerant
#disease resistant
#food source winter
#mid-spring flowers
#food source fall
#bird friendly
#butterfly friendly
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Malus 'Beverly' Feature Summary
Attributes
Birds enjoy the fruits and butterflies are attracted to this tree.
Fruits are edible but not very palatable unless cooked. Often turned into jellies.
Woody
Fruit
Bright red crabapples (pomes) that stay on the tree until winter.
Pome
Red/Burgundy
Fall
Winter
Flowers
Red buds open to white 5 petals flowers in April
White
Spring
4-5 petals/rays
Leaves
3" long ovate leaves
Deciduous
Green
Simple
Alternate
Ovate
Serrate
1-3 inches
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Acid (<6.0)
Good Drainage
Moist
4a
4b
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
Loam (Silt)
Stem
Landscape
Edible Garden
Winter Garden
Small groups
Specimen
Flowering Tree
Small Tree
Pollution
Songbirds
Malus 'Beverly' Image Gallery
Malus 'Beverly' Attributes
Malus 'Beverly': Edibility
Fruits are edible but not very palatable unless cooked. Often turned into jellies.
Malus 'Beverly': Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Malus 'Beverly' Fruit
Malus 'Beverly': Fruit Description
Bright red crabapples (pomes) that stay on the tree until winter.
Malus 'Beverly': Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Malus 'Beverly': Fruit Color
Red/Burgundy
Malus 'Beverly': Fruit Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Malus 'Beverly': Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Malus 'Beverly' Flowers
Malus 'Beverly': Flower Description
Red buds open to white 5 petals flowers in April
Malus 'Beverly': Flower Color
White
Malus 'Beverly': Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Malus 'Beverly': Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Malus 'Beverly' Leaves
Malus 'Beverly': Leaf Description
3" long ovate leaves
Malus 'Beverly': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Malus 'Beverly': Leaf Color
Green
Malus 'Beverly': Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Malus 'Beverly': Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Malus 'Beverly': Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Malus 'Beverly': Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Malus 'Beverly': Hairs Present
No
Yes
Malus 'Beverly': Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Malus 'Beverly' Whole Plant Traits
Malus 'Beverly': Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Malus 'Beverly': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Malus 'Beverly': Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Malus 'Beverly' Cultural Conditions
Malus 'Beverly': Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Malus 'Beverly': Soil pH
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Malus 'Beverly': Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Malus 'Beverly': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
4a
4b
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
Malus 'Beverly': Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Malus 'Beverly' Stem
Malus 'Beverly': Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Malus 'Beverly' Landscape
Malus 'Beverly': Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Malus 'Beverly': Design Feature
Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree
Malus 'Beverly': Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
Malus 'Beverly': Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
