- Crab apples have a wide distribution throughout the United States. They can flourish in various climates. Varieties exist that can tolerate the cold even as far north as southern Canada.
- The southern crab apple, the Malus angustifolia, is native to the southern United States and is found at low altitudes throughout the southeast. Its range is from Virginia to Florida and west to Louisiana and Arkansas.
- The southern crab apple is found in states that are part of USDA hardiness zone 8. So this particular species of crab apple is native to zone 8.
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