Adams Crabapple

Malus 'Adams'

Plant Details:

Plant Type: Deciduous Tree

Plant Family: Rosaceae

Plant Description: Small deciduous flowering tree. Pink flowers bloom in April followed by small glossy-red crabapples that persist into winter. Reddish tinted leaves emerge in spring, turn green in summer and end orange-red in the fall. This variety shows good disease resistance.

Maintenance:

Maintenance Type: Tree - Deciduous

Plant Care: Tree - Deciduous (single-stemmed woody plants that lose their leaves every winter): Prune regularly to promote health, provide air circulation, maintain a desirable shape, and to remove dead or damaged branches. Pruning is best done in late winter to early spring for most trees. With spring blooming trees, prune after the blooms are spent. Choose species that are resistant to pest damage. Monitor the tree for pests, diseases or other ailments on a regular basis. Protect the trunk especially where maintenance activities, such as mowing, may cause damage. Newly planted trees in areas with high exposure should have the trunk protected during the winter.

Video: Pruning Deciduous Trees - Spring Cleanup

Plant Attributes:

Mature Size: 15-20' tall and wide

Utah Native: No

Nativar: No

Plant Select: Unknown

Pollinator Favorite: Yes

Localscapes: Tree, Perimeter Plant

Evergreen: No

Foliage Interest: No

Foliage Colors: Green

Bloom Colors: Pink

Bloom Seasons: Spring

Bloom Period: Apr - May

Erosion Control: No

Ground Cover: No

Edible: Yes

Fire Wise: Yes

Growing Conditions:

Hardiness Zone: 4 to 9

Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun)

Irrigation Requirement:

Moderate (1/2" every 7-10 days)

Salt Tolerant: Yes

Deer Tolerant: No

Garden Location:

Design Path
- Scene or Unseen
Maintenance Path
- Rain Gardening

Garden Staff Tips & Insights:

Edibility notes: Crabapples are edible, though often very bitter and unpalatable. Harvesting after the first few frosts may reduce astringency. Cooking into jams, jellies, syrups, and ciders, may also reduce bitterness. They are very high in pectin and can be used to thicken jams and jellies. Seeds should not be consumed in large quantities. Blossoms are also edible and can be used raw in salads or garnishes or cooked into teas, syrups, or jellies.

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