[Apples: The Genus Malus in Mt. AdamsCountry] --- [The Rose Family in Mt. Adams Country]

Crabapple, Cultivated Apple, Domestic Apple

Malus xdomestica

Synonyms: Malus pumila, Malus sylvestris, Pyrus malus

Domestic Apple, Cultivated Apple: Malus xdomestica (Synonyms: Malus pumila, Malus sylvestris, Pyrus malus)

The photo above shows the pomes (fruits) of a crabapple as seen on Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge lands at the east end of Kreps Lane........September 22, 2007. The pomes are each about 6-7 cm across. There are several crabapple trees at this location, but they are surrounded by large ponderosa pines, so they may be fairly old in age.

Upper leaf surface of Domestic Apple, Cultivated Apple: Malus xdomestica (Synonyms: Malus pumila, Malus sylvestris, Pyrus malus) - Lower leaf surface of Domestic Apple, Cultivated Apple: Malus xdomestica (Synonyms: Malus pumila, Malus sylvestris, Pyrus malus)

Close-ups of the dorsal surface (left) and ventral surface (right) of the leaf of a domestic crabapple. Photographed at the east end of Kreps lane in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge..........September 22, 2007.

Fruits of Domestic Apple, Cultivated Apple: Malus xdomestica (Synonyms: Malus pumila, Malus sylvestris, Pyrus malus)

The photo above shows the pomes (fruits) of a crabapple as seen on Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge lands at the east end of Kreps Lane.........September 22, 2007. The pomes are each about 6-7 cm across.

Paul Slichter