 | Red Jewel Crabapple - Malus 'Red Jewel' Family Rosaceae - Rose Family; Fruit Trees Red Jewel crab is named for its outstanding winter-persistent fruit. USDA zones 4 through 8A Tree Encyclopedia | Trees Index | Crabapples | Nut Trees | Fruit Trees Index |
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Red Jewel Crabapple boasts an abundance of persistent red fruit that hang around nearly all winter. They are replaced by a profusion of snow-white flowers. Grows to 15 feet tall with an upright, spreading form. Moderately resistant to fireblight, good resistence to cedar-apple rust, scab, and mildew. USDA hardiness zones: 4 through 8A / Planting month for zone 7: year round / Planting month for zone 8: year round [1] |
Red Jewel Crabapples - Malus 'Red Jewel', Morton Arboretum acc. 111-85*1 & (3 below) are 25 years old [2]
Red Jewel Crabapple is so-named for its bright red winter-persistent fruit
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Family Rosaceae - Rose Family; Fruit Trees Containing Hawthorns, Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums, Peach, Almond, Mountain-Ash and Whitebeam. Many of these plants are of vital economic importance. The Rosaceae contain a great number of fruit trees of temperate regions, the fruit of which contain vitamins, acids, and sugars and can be used both raw and for making preserves, jam, jelly, candy, wine, brandy, cider and other beverages. Tree Encyclopedia | Tree Index | Fruit Tree Index |
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