Purple (New and emerging leaves are purple in the spring); Green (Summer foliage is purplish-green); Orange (Attractive orange-red leaves in the fall)

Fruit Notes:

Red (Up to 0.75" dia. bright red crabapples (pomes); persistent)

Ultimate Height:

18 feet

Ultimate Spread:

25 feet

Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Well-drained heavy loam soils

Range:

Cultivated origin

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Simple, oval leaves (up to 3" 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.

Special Characteristics:

Flowering Characteristics 393

Fragrant Flowers 173

Fruiting Characteristics 156

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. 'Indian Summer' is a broadly-rounded tree with pale purplish-pink flowers, long persisting fruits, and purplish-green foliage. This cultivar has good resistance to the main diseases and pests that affect Flowering Crabapples, including apple scab, fireblight, Japanese beetles, leaf spot, cedar-apple rust, and powdery mildew. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth.