Malus 'Velvetcole' - Velvet Pillar™ Crabapple
Malus 'Velvetcole' - Velvet Pillar™ Crabapple

Velvet Pillar™ Crabapple

Malus 'Velvet Pillar™' (Velvetcole)

  • Upright pyramidal habit with ascending branches
  • Pink buds open to single pale pink flowers before the leaves emerge
  • Flowers are followed by medium-sized deep red crabapples
  • Leaves are dark purple in the summer, turning burgundy in the fall
  • Bloom Time: Spring

ZONE:
4

COLOUR:
Pink

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 are attractive to birds.

Characteristics & Attributes


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