Additional Information
The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Perfect Purple' is known for its stunning deep purple foliage and rose-colored blooms in the spring.
Malus 'Perfect Purple' Perfect Purple Flowering Crabapple
Pink (Rose colored flower clusters in early spring)
Purple (Purplish-green summer foliage that emerges deep purple in the spring); Red (Bright red fall foliage)
Red (Excellent 0.5" dia. Plum colored crabapples (pomes); persistent into November and December)
Well-drained heavy loam soils
Cultivated origin
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.
