2018-NA WW11 | Arboretum

Crabapple

Catalogue A# 2018-NA WW11

GPS 45D 44" 4" N / 108D 37' 33" W

This specimen is non-accessioned. More information and photos are forthcoming.

Location: Bear Meadows-north/Waterways-south hill near path

Number in accession: 1

This 7 inch Crabapple provides overall benefits of: $24 every year.

Botanical name: Malus

All common names: crabapple, flowering crab, flowering crabapple

Family (English): Rose

Family (Botanic): Rosaceae

Planting Site: Residential and parks, City parkway, Wide median, Under utility lines

Tree or Plant Type: Tree

Foliage: Deciduous (seasonally loses leaves)

Native Locale: Chicago area, Illinois, North America

Landscape Uses: Massing, Parkway/street, Patio/sidewalk, Shade tree, Specimen, Utility

Size Range: medium tree (25-40 feet), Small tree (15-25 feet), Compact tree (10-15 feet), Large shrub (more than 8 feet)

Mature Height: 15-20 feet

Mature Width: variable

Light Exposure: Full sun (6 hrs direct light daily)

Hardiness Zones: Zone 4, Zone 5 (Chicago), Zone 6, Zone 7

Soil Preference: Moist, well-drained soil

Tolerances: Dry sites, Alkaline soil

Acid Soils: Tolerant

Alkaline Soils: Intolerant

Salt Spray: Intolerant

Soil Salt: Intolerant

Drought Conditions: Moderately Tolerant

Poor Drainage: Intolerant

While some functional benefits of trees are well documented, others are difficult to quantify (e.g., human social and communal health). Trees' specific geography, climate, and interactions with humans and infrastructure is highly variable and makes precise calculations that much more difficult. Given these complexities, the results presented here should be considered initial approximations—a general accounting of the benefits produced by urban street-side plantings.