Outstanding Features:
White flowers in spring. Abundant persistant red fruit in fall.

Description:
Height: 12-15'
Width: 12-15'
Hardiness Zone: 4a

David Crabapple has a rounded plant form. It produces masses of white flowers and an extremely heavy crop of 1/2" bright red fruit that are quite persistant in fall. However because of its heavy fruiting nature, it can develop an alternate year fruiting pattern.

Requirements and Culture:
Information provided for the species applies. Requires full sun, tolerant to a fairly wide range of soil conditions. Prune to remove suckers and watersprouts. Prune as young trees to develop good branch structure.

Limitations:
Very tolerant of scab, cedar-apple rust, fireblight and mildew.

Photo Credit: 1, 2 & 3 MLA.

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