Family: Rosaceae

Scientific Name: Malus x atrosanguinea Carmine

Common Name: Carmine Ornamental Crabapple

Description

A medium to large, Ornamental Crab with red (carmine) buds opening to pink flowers that fade to white.

Plant TypeAll Plants, Trees Deciduous
Hardiness Zone5
Sunlightfull
Moistureaverage
Soil & Siteaverage
Flowersred buds, open to pink , fade to white
Fruityellow, sparse, not much ornamental value
Dimensions15-18 feet tall,to 25 spread
Maintenancehas good to fair disease resistance
Propagationgrafting
Cultivar OriginOriginated at the Arnold Arboretum before 1889. (M. hallianax M. toring)
Misc FactsAKA: Red Japanese Crab Apple
Notes & Reference#01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #102-Flowering Crabs The Genus Malus (John Fiala), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson)
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