| Description | Red Baron Flowering Crabapple (Malus) is an upright columnar Ornamental Crab with red flowers. |
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| Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | dark red buds, red flowers |
| Fruit | small red to orange red, persistent |
| Leaves | leaves start bronzy-red, changing to bronzy-green, good fall color |
| Dimensions | 18 feet by 8 feet (HS), upright |
| Maintenance | Light pruning to remove waterspouts and crossing over branches. Disease resistance: scab (excellent), fireblight (excellent), rust (excellent), mildew (excellent). (#178) |
| Propagation | grafting |
| Cultivar Origin | Originated from an Arnold Arboretum tree. Introduced in around 1984 by Simpson Nurser USA. |
| Misc Facts | Genus is named for Charles Sprague Sargent horticulturist and plant hunter. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr),#93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson), #102-Flowering Crabs The Genus Malus (John Fiala), #178-Morton Arboretum ( www.mortonarb.org) |
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