Showtime Crabapple
Planted 2017
This crabapple has an oval to rounded habit when mature, with a more upright habit when young. Its flowers are singular and magenta, producing red fruit that gets to about ½” in diameter. Its leaves are bronze in the summer and a fiery orange-red in the fall.
| Height | Width | Zone | Growth Rate | Water Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 ft. | 20 ft. | 4-7 | Medium | Low |
Leaf
Alternate, simple, serrate, bronze in the Summer, fiery orange-red in the Fall.
Fruit
Red, ½‘”, persistent.
Flower
Single, magenta.
Advantages
Adapts to many different soil types very resistant to mildew.
Disadvantages
May sucker.