"Jim Lewis" wrote in message
news:001601c30a5e$b6bf4da0$df102cc7@pavilion...
Would anyone know what species wild crabapple would be? I
collected a
couple in an abandoned pasture in Maine a couple of years ago,
and would
be interested in finding out the botanical name.


There aren't any native crabapples from Maine, so it is MOST
likely to be the common apple, Malus sylvestris (AKA, M.
pumila -- or 'wild apple'). I suppose it could be an escaped
crab, but that seems extremely unlikely.

According to http://plants.usda.gov those apples can be found in Maine:
Malus baccata (Siberian crabapple)
Malus prunifolia (plumleaf crabapple)
Malus pumila (paradise apple)