Malus × 'Selkirk'
Selkirk Flowering Crabapple

Family:

Rosaceae (Rose Family) 211

Genus:

Malus (Apple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple) 75

Plant Type:

Tree 569

Growth Forms:

Upright 574

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 4 520

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 839

Flower Notes:

Red (Rose-red single to semi-double flowers (1.5" across) in clusters; late April to May)

Foliage Notes:

Red (New growth is reddish in the spring); Green (Deep green summer foliage); Yellow (Fall color)

Fruit Notes:

Red-Violet (Very shiny, purple-red crabapples (pomes), 0.8" dia.)

Ultimate Height:

25 feet

Ultimate Spread:

25 feet

Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Well-drained heavy loam soils

Range:

Cultivated origin

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Simple, elliptical leaves (up to 2" long) in clusters on short spurs. Buds have several imbricate scales and are usually reddish-brown with hairs protruding under scales. Fruits have multiple seeds (as compared to the single seed pit of Prunus species). The bark of mature trees is gray to brown and scaly.

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Special Characteristics:

Flowering Characteristics 354

Fragrant Flowers 190

Fruiting Characteristics 115

Groupings 211

Patio Tree 129

Specimen 630

Additional Information

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Selkirk' has single to semi-double rose-colored flowers and extremely glossy purple-red fruits. This cultivar has slight susceptibility to apple scab, fireblight, cedar-apple rust, and powdery mildew. Can flower and fruit annually or alternately. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth. May look ragged at the end of the summer.