Starlite® Flowering Crabapple
$86.00 Original price was: $86.00.$25.80Current price is: $25.80.
1000 in stock
SKU: 22fCh6qUUg
Category: HEDGE PLANTS
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Once established water during dry spells.
SIZE: Moderate growing; reaches 20 to 25 ft. tall, 15 to 20 ft. wide.
| Description | A very winter hardy flowering crabapple with glossy, dark green foliage and showy, snow white spring blooms. Produces small but vibrant, candy apple red crabapples in the the fall that will persist after the leaves have dropped. Foliage has excellent resistance to apple scab. A moderately sized, upright branching tree with a pyramidal-shaped crown. Deciduous. |
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| Bloom Time | Spring |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
| Special Features | Easy Care, Showy Fruit, Edible, Attracts Pollinators, Benefits Birds |
| Problems/Solutions | Tolerates Urban Pollution |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Espalier, Privacy Screen, Accent |
| Design Ideas | A small cold hardy accent tree is an ideal spring specimen for both close and as long range focal points. Best set off against a background of tall, dark evergreens. Attractive at close range in conjunction with foundation plantings aligned for window appreciation of unique foliage and birds feeding on winter fruit. Vital to all wild gardens and very attractive in mixed woodlands or as small groves to compound wildlife value. Makes a good lawn tree, but best kept clear of paving, as dark fruit may stain concrete. |
| Flower Color | White |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Lilac (Syringa); Lavender (Lavandula); Carpet Bugle (Ajuga); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja); Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia) |
| Care Instructions | Provide enriched, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly during first few growing seasons to establish root system; once established, reduce frequency. Feed before new spring growth appears. Thin heavy crops in early summer to prevent breakage or damage. Prune as needed to remove dead or damaged wood, or maintain smaller size. |
| History | Starlite® is noted for its excellent foliar resistance to apple scab. It is a seedling selection from Jeffries Nurseries Ltd. of Manitoba, Canada. Starlite® parentage is Malus baccata ‘Rosthern’ and Malus x ‘Spring Snow’. |