Malus 'Purple Gem' - Purple Gem Crabapple
Malus 'Purple Gem' - Purple Gem Crabapple - Buds

Purple Gem Crabapple

Malus 'Purple Gem'

  • 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

ZONE:
4

COLOUR:
Red, Pink (deep)

HEIGHT:
5-6 m

SPREAD:
3-4 m

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


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.

Characteristics & Attributes


GROWTH RATE:
Medium
ATTRIBUTES:
Fall Color
Deciduous
Fruit
FLOWERING TIME:
Early Spring
HABIT:
Spreading
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Purple
Bronze
LANDSCAPE USES:
Specimen