Sargent Crabapple Tree

Bright red fruits persist long into the winter months.

Sargent crabapple tree. It can be used in both farmstead and. The Sargent Crabapple also known as Malus sargentii is a popular landscaping tree around houses and parks due to its stunning spring blooms and relatively low-maintenance care requirements. Ask a friend to help.

Other people use the name crabapple to refer to apple trees growing wild not cultivated. Sargent crabapple is a dwarf deciduous tree forming a dense wide-spreading irregularly-rounded silhouette six to eight feet high by 8 to 10 feet wide. As a shrub it typically grows 6-8 tall with no central leader and spreads to 15 wide.

These trees generally grow about 6-12 in height depending on conditions and often grow as wide as they do tall. Red flower buds open to pure white 1 flowers. We grow this variety as a shrub and keep the branches close to the ground.

The pink buds. It makes an attractive accent in the garden or a courtyard. Moving a crabapple tree is much easier with two people.

A very pretty landscape tree Malus sargentii Sargent Crabapple is a dwarf deciduous multi-stemmed shrub or small tree with a long season of interest. Crabapple trees are deciduous meaning they will loose their leaves in the winter. When to Transplant Crabapple Trees.

Department of Agriculture hardiness zone 8. Gain year-round interest with the unique sized and shaped canopy of Sargent Crabapple Tree Malus sargentii. Fire blight cedar rusts apple scab powdery mildew and Japanese beetles are potential problems for crabapples in general.