 | May's Delight Crabapple – Malus 'May's Delight' Beware the garden center websites that use the same (incorrect) pictures for many of their varieties! Fruit Trees | Tree Encyclopedia | Tree Index | |
May's Delight is a slow-growing hybrid crab from a seedling block of Malus sargentii and has a distinctive upright habit, bright red flower buds opening to pink. Crabapples are dark burgundy in color, but the tree is not a heavy fruiter. Foliage is reddish purple tinged with a light underside, with excellent disease resistance. A more vigorous grower than M. sargentii. USDA hardiness zones: 4 through 8A Description Foliage
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| References 1. Morton Arboretum, Crabapple: A Tree For All Seasons 2. May's Delight Crabapple, Morton Arboretum acc. 420-2004*1, photos: Bruce Marlin 3. Morton Arboretum, Crabapples for the Home Landscape 4. R.E. Durham, R.E. McNiel, J.R. Hartman, D.A. Potter, and W.M. Fountain, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, The Flowering Crabapple |
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