There are several crabapple species native to North America but you do not find the straight species or any species cultivars for sale except outside the specialty nursery or very rarely an old specimen of Malus ioensis 'plena' in some old landscapes. There are several other mostly Asian species in cultivation but most of the crabapples are going to be a hybrid mishmash. There are many crabapple cultivars and or most trying to attach a species name is useless. I have never heard of American beauty. Highly unlikely what you picked has a connection to the old plant you like. ÂAmerican beauty may not even have existed at the time of planting or the old crabapple may have even vanished from commerce. Varieties come and go. You can likely expect a good flowering show from your crabapple, though. A nice deep pink in the link below. You could always graft the plant in question yourself. It would be the same method as grafting apples; information for that is all over the web. Here is a link that might be useful: Malus x 'American Beauty'

Earlier this Spring, my fiend fell in love with the first 'Prairiefire' crabapple tree she saw at our favorite nursery. She even planted it in a sunny spot where previously she thought she would never want a tree growing. Now she enjoys the tree daily; especially whenever she takes in the sights beyond her windows into the backyard and a nice distance beyond her DH's lap pool

Could be any one of a number of 'ornamental' crabs, even including an unnamed seedling, but two likely possibilities include 'Callaway'(that's what it would be here), and 'Evereste' - both fit that description, and the fruits are quite tasty.

It has rained here,then the sun came out. I was outside picking up branches from the winds that blew through...and my neighbor was walking by...stopped and commented on this tree. She commented on the slight sweet fragrance asking if it was the tree she was smelling? I told her to go ahead and take a closer sniff of the blooms and see. She laughed out loud and declared indeed it was! When the wind blew again...you could smell a faint sweet smell. Really wish I knew this variety. Assumed it was Amethyst Falls...but...no where do ones say it smells pleasant. I am thinking another variety it must be. For it has the small blooms/racemes that the Amethyst Falls are known for.