Why You Should Care

Concerns for Sweet Crabapple in the Michigan wilds:

Sweet Crabapple is the native apple of Michigan and surrounding states. It gets its name from the incredibly fragrant flowers, which smell strongly like roses. At one time, Sweet Crabapple was a common feature of Michigan's landscape. In fact, in 1893, the Michigan Legislature designated it specifically as Michigan's state flower! Today, Sweet Crabapple is seemingly rapidly disappearing in the state of Michigan, due to human development and other factors.

Maps

Native Range Graph:

Above is a graph compiled by Dr. Gayle Volk at the USDA showing the range for the four native crabapples in North America.

Coronaria Range Graph:

This map by Elbert L. Little Jr. was attained from Wikipedia and is titled: U.S. Geological Survey - Digital representation of "Atlas of United States Trees". It depicts the range of M. coronaria specifically

Native Apples

Sweet Crabapple is one of only four native apple species found in North America - the others being M. fusca (Pacific Crabapple), found along the Northwest Pacific coastline; M. ioensis (Prairie Crabapple), found in the U.S. Midwest; and M. angustifolia (Southern Crabapple), found in the U.S. Southeastern states