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Outstanding Features:
Weeping plant habit, white flowers and red fruit.
Description:
Height: 8-10'
Width: 12-15'
Hardiness Zone: 4a
Red Jade Crabapple has a wide-spreading, graceful
weeping form. It is quite effective in raised planters or near edge
of water. It is a good accent or specimen plant. Pink buds open to
white flowers. Has abundant glossy red 1/2" fruits. Foliage is
medium green.
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 crossing branches. Prune as young trees to develop good branch structure.
Limitations:
Has excellent resistance to cedar-apple rust, fair resistance to fireblight and mildew. Not very resistant to scab, but does retain its foliage fairly well even when affected.
Photo Credit: 1 Bailey Nurseries, Inc., 2 & 3 MLA.
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RED JADE CRABAPPLE Malus 'Red Jade'