PROFESSOR SPRENGER CRABAPPLE

PROFESSOR SPRENGER CRABAPPLE Malus 'Professor Sprenger'

green Outstanding Features:
White flowers and persistent orange fruit

Description:
Height: 15-20'
Width: 15-20'
Hardiness Zone: 4a

Professor Sprenger Crabapple has an upright, spreading plant habit. Flower buds are pink opening to white flowers. The 1/2" orange fruit are very vivid and produce an excellent show in fall for a long period of time. They probably have the most attractive fruit display of all of the crabs as the color is more noticeable from a distance.

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:
Excellent tolerance to scab, cedar-apple rust, fireblight and mildew.

Photo Credit: 1 E. Hasselkus; 2 & 3 MLA.

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