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The Early Blooming 'Pink Spires' Crabapple

The Pink Spires Crabapple is ideal for a confined screen or border planting and is one of the earliest to bloom. In the spring, this excellent rosy bloom crabapple is covered with single pink flowers with red-purple foliage. It turns to green-bronze in summer, and then copper in fall. It bears persistent purplish-red fruit that is about 1.5 inches; slightly larger than a cherry.

Growing to a height of 15 to 20 feet, it is upright in form and only has a 12’ spread so fits where space is limited. Pink Spires is a small, hardy, deciduous ornamental tree with a narrow, upright form. Train to central leader when young and as the tree matures, keep the middle open. It has fair resistance to scab and fireblight, shows good resistance to mildew, and a strong resistance to rust.

Pretty Pink is an ornamental flowering crabapple that offers a distinct landscape feature for every single season, is easy to grow, and generally requires little maintenance. Pink Spires does well in most soil, but will be more attractive if fed peat and compost. This crabapple has great hardiness, being rated for zones 2-7.

Published Nov 03 2009, 05:51 AM by barb-nhn

Filed under: hardy, small, fall color, crabapple, upright, narrow, ornamental tree, deciduous tree, flowering crabapple

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