Peraphyllum ramosissimum Nutt.

Wild crab apple (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Peraphyllum

Characteristics

A deciduous shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
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Dry hillsides.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

The fruit are eaten. They are sour when unripe but those that dry on the plant are the sweetest. The fruit are used for jelly or prepared like spiced crab apple.
Uses spice
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Peraphyllum ramosissimum unspecified picture

Distribution

Peraphyllum ramosissimum world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:727220-1
WFO ID wfo-0001013734
COL ID 6V3NX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Peraphyllum ramosissimum