RED BARRON CRABAPPLE

RED BARRON CRABAPPLE Malus 'Red Barron'

green Outstanding Features:
Dark rosy red flowers and dark red persistent fruit.

Description:
Height: 15-18'
Width: 12-15'
Hardiness Zone: 4a

Red Barron Crabapple has a narrow columnar plant form which becomes vase-shaped with age. New foliage is purple but changes to a deep green color with maturity. Flowers are dark rosy red and fruit is a deep red. The 1/2" fruit have good persistence. Develops a reddish fall foliage color.

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:
Has very good resistance to cedar-apple rust, fireblight, mildew and fair resistance to scab.

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

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