crabapple

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The lollipop crabapple is a great tree, the shade it provides, the shape, etc, etc.

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  1. small sour apple; suitable for preserving
  2. any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit
  3. any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms

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  • Passing through a mix of black locust, crabapple, and sumac, he tracked it to a jumble of rocks. —  F ;SF; - vol 104 issue 04 - April 2003
  • Finally, trees with incredible fruit include things such as crabapple. —  RNews - TOP STORIES
  • Behind us we have a great example of a crabapple, tell us in your experience what are some of the struggle with crabapples as street trees. —  RNews - TOP STORIES
  • The lollipop crabapple is a great tree, the shade it provides, the shape, etc, etc. —  I Should Be Folding Laundry
  • The beautiful glorious crabapple tree in the back yard is history. —  Contemporary Textile Art
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