Trying to I.D. Backyard Tree

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Posted by drew311 none (My Page) on

Wed, Jul 9, 14 at 18:20

Hello,

Just wondering if anyone can identify a tree in my backyard. I live in southern Ontario, not exactly sure what zone I'm in.

The attached photo shows the leaves and fruit it produces each year. The fruit is about a half inch in diameter and looks like a cross between a small crabapple and a cherry. The leaves look like it is a cherry tree, but the fruits are quite hard, and I'm wondering if they are edible.

The tree has a slight purplish appearance, the crown is globe shaped and it's about 12 feet tall.

If anyone can help it would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

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Posted by lucky_p z6 W.KY (My Page) on
Wed, Jul 9, 14 at 19:07

Ornamental crab.

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Posted by floral_uk 8/9 (My Page) on
Thu, Jul 10, 14 at 4:49

If you cut a fruit across the equator you'll find the star shaped seed compartments of a Malus, not the single pit of a Prunus. This is a very easy way to distinguish the two genera.

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Posted by murky z8f pnw Portlan (My Page) on
Thu, Jul 10, 14 at 15:13

The sepals make me think of rose hips, the stem looks like apple. The seeds between the two are very different.

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Posted by floral_uk 8/9 (My Page) on
Thu, Jul 10, 14 at 17:06

But the leaves are not rose leaves. Many fruits in the Rosaceae have the sepals or their remains at the end of the fruit.

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