[Crabapples and Apples: The Genus Malus in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Crabapple, Cultivated Apple, Domestic Apple

Malus xdomestica

Synonyms: Malus communis, Malus pumila, Malus sylvestris, Pyrus malus

Domestic Apple, Cultivated Apple: Malus xdomestica (Synonyms: Malus communis, 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.

Flower of Domestic Apple, Cultivated Apple: Malus xdomestica (Synonyms: Malus communis, Malus pumila, Malus sylvestris, Pyrus malus) - Flower of Domestic Apple, Cultivated Apple: Malus xdomestica (Synonyms: Malus communis, Malus pumila, Malus sylvestris, Pyrus malus) - Flower of Domestic Apple, Cultivated Apple: Malus xdomestica (Synonyms: Malus communis, Malus pumila, Malus sylvestris, Pyrus malus)

Close-ups of the flowers of an apple tree at an old homestead along the Klickitat Trail between Klickitat Springs and the washed out bridge at Suburbia, Klickitat State Wildlife Recreation Area...........May 8, 2011.

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