Definitely looks like a Malus of some kind...

Looks like a crab.

Hurtle, do you work for the city parks/public works department? Or do you just live in a community with a very accomodating parks director?

It has green leaves, doesn't flower much, and is a Malus. Maybe the whole tree is just a big sucker from a crab that used to be there.

Tn_Tree_Man,

The city is broke so they are very accommodating about letting volunteers maintain the park, one man in particular puts in about 30 hours a week. Planting, raking the leaves, mowing the lawns, painting the benches, weeding, everything . That can be a very good thing as the attached picture demonstrates.

Oh, and they're keeping the apple tree that started this thread at least for the time being.

Orchard apple.

Yes.......