Malus × 'Sutyzam' [sold as Sugar Tyme®]
Sugar Tyme Flowering Crabapple

Family:

Rosaceae (Rose Family) 210

Genus:

Malus (Apple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple) 75

Plant Type:

Tree 562

Growth Forms:

Upright 552

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 4 500

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 815

Flower Notes:

Pink;white (Buds pink; fragrant, white flowers (1" across) borne annually, abundantly, and in clusters; late April to May)

Foliage Notes:

Green (Handscome deep green summer foliage); Yellow (Fall color)

Fruit Notes:

Red (Numerous 0.5" dia. crabapples (pomes); persistent)

Ultimate Height:

14-18 feet

Ultimate Spread:

11-15 feet

Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Well-drained heavy loam soils

Range:

Cultivated origin

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Simple, narrow, ovate, serrate leaves 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.

Special Characteristics:

Pest and/or Disease Resistant 96

Additional Information

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Sutyzam', frequently sold under the name of Sugar Tyme, is a vigorous, annual bloomer that produces an abundance of white, fragrant flowers followed by numerous, persistent red fruits. This cultivar has generally good pest and disease resistance, although some fireblight susceptibility has been reported. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth.