Is crabapple a flower or a tree? How many varieties of crabapple tree flowers are there?

1. Is it a flower or a tree?

Crabapple is a tree. It is a deciduous small tree, a woody plant, and a famous ornamental tree species in China. Begonia is suitable for growing in sandy soil with sufficient sunlight, loose and fertile soil, deep soil layer and good drainage. It has the advantages of cold resistance, drought resistance, waterlogging resistance and saline-alkali resistance. However, it has strong adaptability and its environmental requirements are not very high. It can survive in semi-shaded, barren saline-alkali land, and its cultivation and management are relatively extensive. The flowering period is from April to May, and the fruiting period is from August to September. Crabapples are mostly ornamental flowers and trees used for urban greening and beautification, and are important temperate flowering trees. It is mainly distributed in Shandong, Shaanxi, Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places in China.

2. How many varieties are there

There are many varieties of crabapples. The more common varieties of crabapples in the genus Malus include weeping crabapple, Henan crabapple, Hubei crabapple, Longdong crabapple, hawthorn crabapple, Xifu crabapple, Cangjiang crabapple, Xishu crabapple, three-leaf crabapple, crabapple flower, variegated crabapple, variegated crabapple, Dianchi crabapple and so on. The more common varieties of crabapples in the genus Malus include the quince crabapple, the stem crabapple, the wavy crabapple, etc.

Among them, the Chinese crabapple, weeping crabapple, stalked crabapple and papaya crabapple are known as the "Four Types of Crabapples" and are famous ornamental plants. The crabapple varieties grown in China are mostly the Chinese crabapple and the weeping crabapple. The species of crabapple that is unique to China is the two-spined crabapple, which has beautiful flowers and oval and pebbly leaves. The colors are mostly rose red and magenta.