Fragrant Crabapple – Identification
Q: I found this small tree growing in Floyd County not too far from Barnsley Gardens. It was growing in an area close to a creek. The tree was small 8+- feet with rough gray bark. The flowers were very fragrant, you could smell them about 30 feet away. The flower was a pale pink and also seemed to be in clusters. Any ideas?
A: Landscape architect Bruce Holliday www.landscapeplansplus.com Says “The small spines on the stem lead me to think crabapple. Some are more fragrant that others and there is a wide variety of flower colors and tree shapes.”
I found an excellent list of crabapples for the landscape
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Bronze Beauty Cleyera – Fertilizing
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Magnolia – Transplanting from the Woods
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Meyer Lemon – Thinning
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4
Tree sprouting – Transplanting
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5
Yew – Pruning
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Pine straw – Weed control
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Fatsia – Blooming in December
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Fire Power Nandina – Not Coloring
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Magnolia – Transplanting from the Woods
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5
Indian Meal Moth – Life expectancy
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