Height: 25 feet
Spread: 15 feet
Sunlight: full sun
Hardiness Zone: 3
Other Names: Roseybloom, Crabapple
This ornamental tree is revered for its breathtaking display of snowy white blossoms each spring. It’s a hardy, fruitless variety that maintains a tightly oval growth habit, perfect for adding a refined accent to front yard landscapes. For optimal growth, it thrives in well-drained soil and areas that receive full sun.
Ornamental Features:
The Spring Snow Flowering Crab dazzles with fragrant white flowers that burst forth in mid-spring from distinctive shell pink buds, set against a backdrop of dark green foliage. In autumn, the foliage transitions to a vibrant yellow, adding seasonal interest to your garden.
Landscape Attributes:
With its narrow, upright, and columnar growth, this deciduous tree integrates well into various landscapes. It pairs beautifully with both finer and coarser plants, enhancing garden compositions with its average texture.
Maintenance and Care:
This tree demands regular care and attention, including prudent pruning in late winter to avoid damage from extreme cold. It’s important to monitor for potential disease issues which could affect its health and appearance.
Recommended Landscape Uses:
- Accent: Provides a striking focal point
- Shade: Offers cooling shade
- Vertical Accent: Adds a vertical element to gardens
Planting & Growing:
The Spring Snow Flowering Crab will reach about 25 feet in height and 15 feet in width at full maturity. It features a low canopy, typically about 4 feet from the ground, making it compatible for areas beneath power lines. It grows at a medium pace, with potential longevity over 50 years if grown in ideal conditions.
This tree is quite adaptable, thriving in full sunlight and preferring average to moist soil conditions. It’s not fussy about soil type or pH and demonstrates a high tolerance for urban pollution, making it suitable even for challenging city environments. This variety is noted for its robust urban adaptability and is an interspecific hybrid.
Alberta Tree Planting offers this stunning variety as part of our commitment to enhancing the beauty and ecological health of Calgary and Southern Alberta landscapes.