Malus, Flowering Crabapple 'Spring Snow'
- Sun Preference
- Full-Sun
Description
Rounded to oval crown is covered with a profusion of white flowers in spring. Does not produce fruit.
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Details
Spring Snow Flowering Crabapple | Malus 'Spring Snow'
Height: 25 feet
Spread: 10 feet
Sunlight: full sun
Hardiness Zone: 4a
Other Names: Roseybloom, Crabapple
Brand: Gertens
Description:
A highly regarded ornamental tree just covered in snowy white flowers in spring, a hardy fruitless variety with a tightly oval habit of growth; makes a beautiful accent in the front yard, very clean and tidy, needs well-drained soil and full sun
Ornamental Features
Spring Snow Flowering Crabapple is blanketed in stunning clusters of fragrant white flowers along the branches in mid spring, which emerge from distinctive shell pink flower buds before the leaves. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The pointy leaves turn yellow in fall.
Landscape Attributes
Spring Snow Flowering Crabapple is a deciduous tree with a narrowly upright and columnar growth habit. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.
This is a high maintenance tree that will require regular care and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;
- Disease
Spring Snow Flowering Crabapple is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Accent
- Shade
- Vertical Accent
Planting & Growing
Spring Snow Flowering Crabapple will grow to be about 25 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more.
This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
More Information
Available for Pre-Order | No |
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Tree Type | Shade & Ornamental |
Sun Preference | Full-Sun |
USDA Hardiness Zone | 4, 5, 6, 7 |