Rosaceae
European crab apple
Malus sylvestris
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Malus
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Common names
By language (54)
- Albanian
- Molla e egër
- Arabic
- تفاح حرجي
- arz
- تفاح حرجى
- Asturian
- Pumar, mazanal muxín, Pumar
- Azerbaijani
- Meşə alması
- Basque
- Sagarmin
- Belarusian
- Яблыня лясная
- Bulgarian
- Киселица, Дива Ябълка
- Catalan
- Pomera silvestre europea
- Chinese
- 欧洲野苹果, 歐洲野蘋果, 森林苹果
- Croatian
- Divlja jabuka
- csb
- Dzëkô jabłónka
- cv
- Хир улмуççийĕ
- Czech
- Jabloň lesní
- Danish
- Abild, Skov-Æble, Skovabild, Skovæble
- dsb
- Źiwa jabłušcyna
- Dutch
- Wilde appel, Appel
- English
- European crab apple, Crab apple, Pommier sauvage
- Estonian
- Mets-õunapuu
- Finnish
- Metsäomenapuu
- French
- Pommier, Boquettier, Pommier des bois, Pommier sauvage
- fur
- Lopâr
- Galician
- Maceira brava
- German
- Holzapfel, Wild-Apfel, Holz-Apfel, Wildapfel, Wilder Apfel
- Greek
- Μηλέα η δασική
- Hebrew
- תפוח תרבותי
- hsb
- Dźiwja jabłučina
- Hungarian
- Vadalma, Erdei vadalma
- Indonesian
- Apel Manalagi
- Italian
- Melo selvatico
- Japanese
- ワイルドクラブアップル, クラブアップル
- kw
- Gwydh krabbys
- Latvian
- Mežābele
- Lithuanian
- Miškinė obelis
- Luxembourgish
- Holzapel
- Macedonian
- Дива јаболка
- Malayalam
- മാലസ് സിൽവെസ്ട്രിസ്
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Villeple
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Villeple
- os
- Хъæддаг фæткъуыбæлас
- Persian
- سیب خودروی اروپایی
- Polish
- Jabłoń dzika, Jabłoń rajska
- Portuguese
- Macieira-brava, Maçã-silvestre, Maçã-verde
- Russian
- Яблоня лесная
- Serbian
- Дивља јабука
- Slovak
- Jabloň planá
- Slovenian
- Lesnika, Divja jablana
- Spanish
- Chimino, Currubita, Gurrufito, Manzaneira, Manzano acerbo, Manzano montes, Manzano montés, Manzano silvestre
- Swedish
- Vildapel, Vildäpple, Vildäpplen
- Tatar
- Урман алмагачы
- Ukrainian
- Яблуня лісова
- Vietnamese
- Táo dại châu Âu
- Welsh
- Coeden afalau surion
- Western Frisian
- Wylde Apel
Synonyms
- Malus acerta Mérat
- Malus communis subsp. sylvestris (L.) Gams
- Malus communis var. sylvestris (L.) Beck
- Pyrus acerba (Mérat) DC.
- Pyrus malus subsp. sylvestris (L.) Ehrh.
- Pyrus malus var. sylvestris L.
- Pyrus pomum M.F.Fay & Christenh.
- Pyrus sylvestris (L.) Gray
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 808 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Thomas, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: olmagon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kk, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Henry Miller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sten Porse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Kennard, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: janetgraham84new, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: janetgraham84new, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Hall crab appleMalus hallianaRosaceae
- Chinese crab appleMalus hupehensisRosaceae
- Japanese crabappleMalus × floribundaRosaceae
- Southern crab appleMalus angustifoliaRosaceae
- Sweet crab appleMalus coronariaRosaceae
- Pratt appleMalus prattiiRosaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.