Sweet Crabapple (Malus coronaria)

$18.00

Many insects love to eat Sweet Crabapple! The flowers attract many different native bees, butterflies, and Skippers. These insects obtain nectar from the flowers, although some of the bees may collect pollen. It is also the host plant to the Red-Spotted Purple, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (possibly the Viceroy), and 279 other butterflies and moths (nwf.org)! Birds will also enjoy the fruit on this small tree (illinoiswildflowers.info) and will also use its densely branched structure for nesting and cover. Deer will occasionally browse this plant, so give it some protection for a few years.

Photo credit: John Blair

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Many insects love to eat Sweet Crabapple! The flowers attract many different native bees, butterflies, and Skippers. These insects obtain nectar from the flowers, although some of the bees may collect pollen. It is also the host plant to the Red-Spotted Purple, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (possibly the Viceroy), and 279 other butterflies and moths (nwf.org)! Birds will also enjoy the fruit on this small tree (illinoiswildflowers.info) and will also use its densely branched structure for nesting and cover. Deer will occasionally browse this plant, so give it some protection for a few years.

Photo credit: John Blair

Many insects love to eat Sweet Crabapple! The flowers attract many different native bees, butterflies, and Skippers. These insects obtain nectar from the flowers, although some of the bees may collect pollen. It is also the host plant to the Red-Spotted Purple, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (possibly the Viceroy), and 279 other butterflies and moths (nwf.org)! Birds will also enjoy the fruit on this small tree (illinoiswildflowers.info) and will also use its densely branched structure for nesting and cover. Deer will occasionally browse this plant, so give it some protection for a few years.

Photo credit: John Blair

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Full, Partial sun

Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium-Dry

Height: 15-25 feet

Plant Spacing:

Bloom Time: Spring

Bloom Color: Pink

Advantages: Bird Favorite, Caterpillar Favorite, Pollinator Favorite

Host Plant: Red Spotted Purple, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Striped Hairstreak (nwf.org), (possibly Viceroy), and 278 other species of butterflies and moths use this as a caterpillar host plant in our area (nwf.org)

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