Crabapple, Flowering Spring Snow Malus 'Spring Snow' Height: 25 feet Spread: 22 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 3a Other Names: Roseybloom, Crabapple Description: A highly regarded ornamental tree just covered in sterile 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 Crabapple, Flowering Spring Snow is blanketed in stunning clusters of 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 Crabapple, Flowering Spring Snow 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 relatively low maintenance tree, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics. Crabapple, Flowering Spring Snow is recommended for the following landscape applications; Planting & Growing Crabapple, Flowering Spring Snow will grow to be about 25 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 22 feet. It has a high canopy of foliage that sits well above the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. As it matures, the lower branches of this tree can be strategically removed to create a high enough canopy to support unobstructed human traffic underneath. 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. To help this plant achive its best flowering performance, periodically apply a flower-boosting fertilizer from early spring through into the active growing season. 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.
