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Flowering
Crabapple
Malus Description:
A very adaptable flowering tree that produces a punch of color in the spring
and interest all summer and fall with their small, edible fruits. New
varieties of Crabapple are not messy as most fruits will dry up and fall to
the ground at the size of shriveled-up raisins. |
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| Common Name: |
Crabapple |
| Botanical
Name: |
Malus |
| Type: |
Deciduous Tree |
| Growth Rate: |
Average |
| Soil
Preference: |
Moist, well-drained soil on
the acidic side. Low salt tolerance. Tolerates moderate drought. |
| Light
Requirements: |
Full Sun |
| Attributes: |
Fragrant/attractive flowers;
persistent attractive fruits |
| Pests: |
Aphids, fall webworm, scale, mites, tent
caterpillar |
| Diseases: |
Scab, powdery mildew, rust, several canker
diseases, frog-eye leaf spot, fire blight diseases. |
| Care: |
Do not over-fertilize since this could increase
the incidence of disease and will cause excess sprouting. Select only from
disease-resistant cultivars.
Planting Instructions: Trees
& Shrubs
Water & Fertilizer Schedule |
| Varieties: |
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Malus baccata 'Jackii'
Jack's Siberian Crabapple
zones
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| Description:
White fragrant flowers appear in spring. Deep red fruits in late
summer persist into winter. Excellent disease resistance. Jackii
grows in moist, well-drained, acid soil in full sun locations for best
flowering and disease resistance. It is not extremely drought tolerant and
not really adapted to alkaline soil. |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
20' |
| Spread: |
20' |
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Malus x 'Coralburst'
Coralburst Flowering Crabapple
zones
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| Description:
Coral pink buds open to small, double, rose-pink flowers. High
disease resistance. Available in standard form. |
| Bloom Color: |
Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
6-8' |
| Spread: |
6-8' |
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Malus x 'Lollipop' (Lollizam)
Lollipop White Flowering Crabapple
zones
|
 Description:
White flowers in spring are followed by golden amber fruits. A definite
eye-catcher with it's neat and tidy form resembling a lollipop top.
Miniature golden amber fruits. A Streamlined Care Free Maintenance™ tree,
requiring little or no pruning or trimming to maintain its naturally
symmetrical form. Available in standard form. |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
8-10' |
| Spread: |
8-10' |
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Malus x 'Louisa'
Weeping Flowering Crabapple
zones
|
 Description:
Very nice pink flowering Crabapple with dark green, glossy foliage and an
elegant weeping form. Excellent disease resistance. |
| Bloom Color: |
Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
10-15' |
| Spread: |
10-15' |
|
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Malus x 'Prairfire'
Prairifire Flowering Crabapple
zones
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| Description: Red
buds open to dark pinkish-red flowers. Upright form when young, later
rounded. New growth is reddish-maroon maturing to dark green.
Attractive edible fruits persist into winter. Highly resistant to
apple scab. |
| Bloom Color: |
Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Dark Green |
| Height: |
15-20' |
| Spread: |
15-20' |
|
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Malus x 'Sugar Tyme' (Sutyzam)
Sugar Tyme White Flowering Crabapple
zones
|
 Description:
Pale pink buds open to sugar white fragrant flowers in abundance in spring.
Red fruits in summer persist into winter. Heavy
fruiting. Highly resistant to apple scab. A Care Free
Maintenance™ tree, requiring little or no maintenance to maintain its form
and beauty. Recommended for street tree planting under utility lines. |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
15-20' |
| Spread: |
12-15' |
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