Delicately colored blossoms are among the most distinctive features of the apple tree, and their springtime beauty has made them a treasured emblem of apple-producing areas.
Most apple blossom petals are are pink when the flower first blooms, and they fade to white as the season progresses.
Blossom Time
Classified into four groups depending on their blooming periods: early flowering, midseason flowering, late-season flowering and very-late-season flowering
State Flower
The apple blossom is the state flower of Michigan and Arkansas. The Pyrus coronaria flower was chosen as the state flower by the Michigan .The crabapple blossom was chosen as Arkansas's state flower in 1901.
