| Description | Professor Sprenger Ornamental Crabapple is a 20 foot tree, having white flowers followed by persistent orange red fruit. |
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| Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | rose-pink buds, single white, fragrant |
| Fruit | orange, orange red pomes (apples), small less than .5 inches, persistent |
| Leaves | green |
| Dimensions | 20 by 20 feet (HS) |
| Maintenance | Disease resistance: scab (excellent), fireblight (excellent), rust (excellent), mildew (excellent). (#176) |
| Propagation | grafting |
| Cultivar Origin | Named for professor Sprenger, University of Wageningen Netherlands |
| Notes & Reference | #102-Flowering Crabs The Genus Malus (John Fiala), #178-Morton Arboretum ( www.mortonarb.org) |