Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris) - Detail

General
Species Profile

Species Detail - Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Heritage Trees of Ireland".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).

Live Map

Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).

Live Map

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Scientific Name Malus sylvestris

Common Name Crab Apple

Taxon Version Key NHMSYS0000460572 RecommendedWell-formed

Synonyms Malus pumila auct. , Malus sylvestris , Malus sylvestris sens.str. (L.) Miller, Malus sylvestris subsp. sylvestris Mill., Pyrus malus var. sylvestris L.

Designations N/A

Abbreviation masyl

Authority (L.) Mill.

Group Flowering plant

Rank Species

Number Of Records 4

Number Of 10Km Squares 4

Number Of 50Km Squares 4

Oldest Record 20/08/2009

Newest Record 16/10/2009

Phenology - earliest record (across all datasets) 1 January (recorded in 1970)

Phenology - latest record (across all datasets) 30 December (recorded in 2020)

Species Profiles

Citation Tree Council of Ireland, Heritage Trees of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris), accessed 24 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/27/Species/43125

Species Detail - Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Heritage Trees of Ireland".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Marine Map - 50km

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Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)