The difference between the papaya crabapple and the pedunculate crabapple

Appearance difference

The papaya crabapple is also called hairy papaya, while the stalked crabapple is called wrinkled papaya. It can be seen that there is a certain difference in the shapes of the two. The first picture below is a quince crabapple, and the second one is a stem crabapple.

The difference between trees and fruits

The trees of the Malus papaya are large deciduous shrubs or trees with large fruits, while the trees of the Malus styraciflua are clumping deciduous shrubs and small shrubs with small fruits. This is the most essential difference between the Malus papaya and the Malus styraciflua, which can be seen very clearly from the picture!

The difference between leaves

The leaves of the quince crabapple are relatively long, with serrated edges and long thorns; the leaves of the pedunculate crabapple are relatively round, with serrated edges but no thorns.

The difference between flowers

The flowers of the quince crabapple bloom early, with flowers appearing before leaves. The pedicels of the pedicel crabapple are very short and tightly attached to the branches, which is also the origin of its name.