Malus × 'Branzam' [sold as Brandywine®]
Brandywine Flowering Crabapple

Malus × ′Branzam′ [sold as Brandywine®] - Bark

Family:

Rosaceae (Rose Family) 210

Genus:

Malus (Apple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple) 75

Plant Type:

Tree 556

Growth Forms:

Upright 537

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 4 490

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 792

Flower Notes:

Red;pink (Buds dark rose-red; flowers fragrant, double, pink, and in clusters; late April to May)

Foliage Notes:

Green (Deep green summer foliage with a red-tinge); Red-Violet (Attractive reddish-purple fall color)

Fruit Notes:

Green (Large (1-1.5" dia.), edible yellow-green crabapples (pomes) that can be used for making jelly)

Ultimate Height:

15-20 feet

Ultimate Spread:

15-20 feet

Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Well-drained heavy loam soils

Range:

Cultivated origin

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Simple, elliptical 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:

Flowering Characteristics 395

Fragrant Flowers 173

Fruiting Characteristics 218

Food/Edible 80

Additional Information

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Branzam', commonly sold as Brandywine, is a vigorous variant that produces an abundance of fragrant, double pink flowers and large yellowish-green, edible fruits that can be used in jellies. It is moderately susceptible to apple scab and severely susceptible to cedar-apple rust, but has high resistance to Japanese beetles. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth. May look ragged at the end of the summer.