Malus toringo: Wildlife Value
Food source for birds, small mammals, and deer.
Plant Profile: Malus toringo
Taxonomy: Malus toringoNames
Siebold Crabapple
Phonetic Spelling:MAY-lus tor-ING-oh
Genus:Malus
Species:toringo
Family:
This tree exhibits a strong resistance to scab but is often susceptible to damage from deer. While its flowers can be consumed in limited amounts, they contain compounds that can lead to cyanide production. The tree features a dense branching structure and has a moderate growth rate.
Tags
#white
#deciduous
#full sun tolerant
#fragrant flowers
#white flowers
#wildlife plant
#pink flowers
#spring flowers
#playground
#cpp
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Malus toringo Feature Summary
Attributes
Food source for birds, small mammals, and deer.
Highly resistant to scab
Wildlife Food Source
Fruit
This plant has 0.4 in. yellow to red fruit, which persists.
Red/Burgundy
Gold/Yellow
< 1 inch
< 1 inch
Flowers
This plant has pink buds that fade to white and are fragrant. Flowers may range from pale pink to rose.
Pink
White
Fragrant
Whole Plant Traits
Edible
Tree
Deciduous
Mounding
Dense
Medium
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Good Drainage
4a
4b
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
Leaves
Deciduous
Green
Simple
Alternate
Stem
Landscape
Edible Garden
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Malus toringo Attributes
Malus toringo: Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems)
Highly resistant to scab
Malus toringo: Play Value
Attractive Flowers
Attracts Pollinators
Buffer
Colorful
Defines Paths
Easy to Grow
Edible fruit
Fragrance
Pieces Used in Games
Screening
Shade
Sound
Textural
Wildlife Cover/Habitat
Wildlife Food Source
Wildlife Larval Host
Wildlife Nesting
Wind Break
Wind Shimmer
Malus toringo Fruit
Malus toringo: Fruit Description
This plant has 0.4 in. yellow to red fruit, which persists.
Malus toringo: Fruit Color
Gold/Yellow
Red/Burgundy
Malus toringo: Fruit Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Malus toringo: Fruit Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Malus toringo Flowers
Malus toringo: Flower Description
This plant has pink buds that fade to white and are fragrant. Flowers may range from pale pink to rose.
Malus toringo: Flower Color
Pink
White
Malus toringo: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Malus toringo Whole Plant Traits
Malus toringo: 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 toringo: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Malus toringo: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Malus toringo: Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Malus toringo Cultural Conditions
Malus toringo: 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 toringo: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Malus toringo: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
4a
4b
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
Malus toringo Leaves
Malus toringo: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Malus toringo: Leaf Color
Green
Malus toringo: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Malus toringo: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Malus toringo: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Malus toringo Stem
Malus toringo: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Malus toringo Landscape
Malus toringo: 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
