CRAB APPLE

Flowering Crab Apple Profusion

Malus Profusion

DESCRIPTION:

Very prolific tree with single claret red flowers, fading with age, and a faint fragrance. Blossom time mid Spring, followed by small dark red fruit. Purple to bronze foliage.

HEIGHT x WIDTH:

4 metres x 3 metres

SHAPE:

Vase shaped

FOLIAGE:

Purple to bronze when mature

FLOWERS:

Single claret red flowers.

FRUIT:

Small red fruit

COMMENTS:

Excellent for Crab Apple Jelly

TREE CARE:

Plant in full sun in a well drained and well worked soil. Take care to plant the bud union above the soil level. Water in well and keep soil moist until tree is established. Fertilize when planting and again after new growth appears. Prune tree when planting to encourage new growth.