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Perfect Purple Crabapple – Malus 'Coppurple' Family Rosaceae – Rose Family; Fruit Trees Beware the garden center websites that use the incorrect pictures for many of their varieties! |
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These pictures speak for themselves. This 3-year-old specimen at the Morton Arboretum sports pink blossoms (sorry I missed them this time) and dark maroon foliage. I will revisit this tree when its in bloom and see how it is faring.
This specimen is from A. McGill & Son Nursery (now Arrowhead Ornamentals) of St. Paul, Oregon [3]. Crabapples vary greatly in their shape and size. The mature size of the plant should be considered in your selection. The size of the landscape and the surrounding structures will dictate the plant size for a given space. There are several basic forms to consider: shrub (up to 15ft. tall) columnar (tall and narrow) horizontal ( layered branches, usually wider than tall) oval (taller than wide) upright (25’-30’ tall) rounded or spreading (usually somewhat wider than tall) weeping (little variation within the desirable cultivars, all grow to about 15ft.) FRUIT FLOWERS
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Tree Encyclopedia / North American Insects & Spiders is dedicated to providing scientific and educational resources for our users through use of large images and macro photographs of flora and fauna. |
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Family Rosaceae – Rose Family; Fruit Trees Containing Hawthorns, Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums, Peach, Almond, Mountain-Ash and Whitebeam. Rosaceae is a large family of plants with about 3,000 species in ~100 genera. Crabapple and other fruit trees provide some of our most outstanding flowering ornamentals, as well as food for birds and other wildlife. Tree Encyclopedia | Tree Index | Fruit Tree Index |