Malus ioensis 'Klehm's Improved Bechtel' - Bechtel Crabapple

Bechtel Crabapple

Malus ioensis 'Klehm's Improved Bechtel'

  • Upright, broadly rounded to pyramidal habit
  • Rose-pink buds open to fragrant double pink flowers before the leaves emerge
  • Flowers are followed by large green crabapples
  • Leaves are dark green in the summer, turning yellow in the fall
  • Bloom Time: Spring

ZONE:
4

COLOUR:
Pink

HEIGHT:
6-7 m

SPREAD:
5-6 m

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


This cultivar blooms later in the season than others of the species. 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:
Deciduous
Fruit
Fall Color
FLOWERING TIME:
Early Spring
HABIT:
Upright
Rounded
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green
Yellow
LANDSCAPE USES:
Specimen