Top native apples and crabapples

2 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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2 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 2

Water use

Soil

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 2

Form

Habit

Broad 1 Open 1 Rounded 1

Plant type

Perennial 2 Tree 2 Edible 1 Shrub 1

Prairie Crab Apple Malus ioensis caterpillars 197 hosts 4 food 32 flowers 58 shelter 1
Southern Crabapple Malus angustifolia caterpillars 187 hosts 4 food 33 flowers 55 shelter 1