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Malus Purple Gem

Purple Gem Crabapple

A Connon introduction, selected for its open, spreading habit, pink-red buds opening to fragrant, single, pinkish-red blooms, dark purple foliage, and red crabapples.

  • »  Broadly rounded to spreading habit
  • »  Pink-red buds open to fragrant, single, pink-red flowers before the leaves emerge
  • »  Flowers are followed by medium-sized, red crabapples
  • »  Leaves are dark purple through the summer
  • »  Foliage turns bronze in the fall
  • »  Bloom Time: Spring

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Exposure
• Full Sun
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Birds
Growth Rate
• Medium
Attributes
• Deciduous
• Fall Color
• Fragrant
• Fruit
Flowering Time
• Early Spring
Habit
• Spreading
Foliage Color
• Bronze
• Purple
Landscape uses
• Specimen
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Malus 'Purple Gem'

Use as a specimen, in small groups or mixed with other cultivars. Crabapples have visual appeal in the spring with their abundance of showy flowers. Added appeal lies in the fall and winter with their colourful fruit that is attractive to birds.