Flower Notes:
Red;pink (Buds rose-red; fragrant flowers bright pink with a white center; in clusters; late April to May)
Foliage Notes:
Green (Summer foliage); Yellow (Fall color)
Fruit Notes:
Yellow (5/8" dia. yellow crabapples (pomes) with a red blush)
Soil Notes:
Well-drained heavy loam soils
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.
