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Malus x zumi Calocarpa

Redbud Crabapple

Pink buds open to large, fragrant, white flowers in the spring. Green foliage has a good resistance to scab and cedar apple rust. A strong-growing crabapple with a densely branched, round, spreading form.

  • »  Upright, dense to rounded to spreading habit
  • »  Red buds open to fragrant single pink-white flowers before the leaves emerge
  • »  Flowers are followed by small glossy red crabapples
  • »  Leaves are dark green in the summer, turning yellow 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
• Rounded
• Spreading
Foliage Color
• Green
• Yellow
Landscape uses
• Specimen
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Malus x zumi 'Calocarpa'

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.