Malus × 'Professor Sprenger'
Professor Sprenger Flowering Crabapple

Malus × ‘Professor Sprenger’ - Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Red;white (Buds red to pink; flowers single, white, and in clusters; May)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark green summer foliage); Yellow (Fall color)
 Fruit Notes:
Red (Excellent 0.5" dia. orangish-red crabapples (pomes); persistent into November and December)
 Ultimate Height:
20 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
20-25 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Well-drained heavy loam soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 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.
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  Special Characteristics:
  • Flowering Characteristics 355
  • Fruiting Characteristics 111
  • Espalier 48
  • Groupings 212
  • Patio Tree 129
  • Specimen 630

    • Additional Information

    The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Professor Sprenger' is a white-flowering cultivar that has good resistance to pests and diseases in general, although it can be slightly to moderately susceptible to fireblight and apple scab. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth.

    11 Malus × 'Professor Sprenger' found

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    Number Accession ID Location
    1ORIG_7846*AOWEN
    2ORIG_7956*AOWEN
    3ORIG_8056*AMCUT
    4ORIG_7848*AOWEN
    5ORIG_7954*AOWEN
    6ORIG_7858*AMCUT
    7ORIG_7955*AOWEN
    8ORIG_7959*AOWEN
    9ORIG_7847*AOWEN
    10ORIG_7849*AOWEN
    11ORIG_7850*AOWEN

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