Family: Rosaceae
Common Name: Purple Prince Ornamental Crabapple
Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average |
Flowers | buds bright carmine red, single rose red , |
Fruit | small 3/8-1/2 in, purple, persistent |
Leaves | purple-bronze leaves in spring, green in summer, golden in fall. |
Dimensions | 15 by 15 feet, rounded |
Propagation | grafting |
Cultivar Origin | John L. Fiala of Medina, Ohio in 1970 |
Misc Facts | excellent resistance to scab and cedar apple rust, good resistance to fireblight and mildew |
Notes & Reference | #102-Flowering Crabs The Genus Malus (John Fiala), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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