Malus X Floribunda Tree

An attractive ornamental tree that puts on an outstanding floral display in spring.

Malus x floribunda tree. Tree with pale pink flowers and small yellowish crab apples. Opening from red buds masses of fragrant single pale pink blossoms fading to a glistening white appear in mid spring. The flowers are white or pale pink opening from crimson buds. Malus floribunda forms a round headed small deciduous tree with narrow leaves on arching branches.

Red buds open in spring to fragrant pale pink flowers 1 25 diameter which mature to white. Best grown in medium moisture well drained acidic loams in full sun. The morton arboretum lisle il the national arboretum washington dc hoyt arboretum portland or and san diego ca. White and reddish pink flowers are in abundance over this time making it a distinctive focal point in any garden.

Spring pruning should be avoided as it produces fresh open cuts where fireblight bacterium can enter. It blooms best in full sun with moderate moisture. Japanese flowering crabapple is effective as a small flowering accent tree with pleasant fall color. Malus ˈ m eɪ l ə s or ˈ m æ l ə s is a genus of about 30 55 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family rosaceae including the domesticated orchard apple m.

Malus the apples is a genus of about 30 species of deciduous trees and shrubs. Genus malus are small to medium sized deciduous trees with showy flowers in spring and ornamental or edible fruit in autumn. Pumila also known as the eating apple cooking apple or culinary apple the other species are commonly known as crabapples crab apples crabtrees or wild apples. Deep pink buds open to incredibly profuse single fragrant white flowers.

This tree currently has the following pot sizes in production. Some have good autumn foliage colour details m. One of the most beautiful of the flowering crabapple species malus floribunda japanese crabapple is a stunning deciduous tree creating a broad rounded densely branched canopy. Floribunda is a round headed small deciduous tree with narrow leaves on arching branches.

Established trees have some drought tolerance. Adapts to a wide range of soils. Broad dense tree to 1525 feet tall and wide. Although some flowers may be lost it is best to prune this tree as needed in late winter.

Flowers white or pale pink opening from crimson buds.