Cheery Cherry or Crabby Apple? by homeschoolmom

Cheery Cherry or Crabby Apple?

Yesterday when I was out, I noticed that the trees around town were in full blossom because of the near summer temperatures we have had this week. I'm just not sure if they are cherry blossoms or crabapple!
Lovely shot =)
March 18th, 2015  
March 18th, 2015  
What fabulous vibrant colour
March 18th, 2015  
Don't look like crab apple.
March 18th, 2015  
Lovely shot, whatever it is. Might be a purple leaf plum.
March 18th, 2015  
So pretty!!
March 18th, 2015  
@swilde Thanks!
@joansmor Most of the crabapple pics I found online were white, but some were pink like this. I think this is a cherry blossom. I'm just not good at identifying trees, except for hardwoods and pines! LOL!
@therubysusan Thanks. I'll look that one up.
@danette Thanks!
March 18th, 2015  
The foliage & bark will help with the ID, but it may be tricky. Plums and cherries are both "Prunus" while crabapple is "Malus"
March 18th, 2015  
Beautiful
March 18th, 2015  
Whatever they are, they're pretty.
March 19th, 2015  
@therubysusan I"ll probably just wait until summer to see what kind of fruit grows on it! LOL! That's easier!
@777margo @randystreat Thanks!
March 20th, 2015  
:-)
March 20th, 2015  
I'm voting for Cherry- the trees I remember from my project that looked like this were Cherry trees.

I think this one is a Crab Apple http://365project.org/olivetreeann/365/2013-05-05

And this one is a Cherry http://365project.org/olivetreeann/themes-and-comp/2014-04-27

Maybe these will help.
March 20th, 2015  
@olivetreeann Yes, I'm thinking cherry, too. It has red leaves, not green.
March 25th, 2015  
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