First Editions® Gladiator™ Crabapple
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Compact Hot Pink First Editions® Gladiator™ Crabapple!
- Profusion of Bright Pink Flowers
- Glossy Bronze-Purple Summer Foliage
- Columnar, Smaller-Sized Tree
- Fragrant & Calls Pollinators
- Ruffled Blooms
- Small Reddish-Purple Fruit
- Red Fall Color
- Persistent Fruit & Winter Interest
- Blooms Attract Pollinators
- Fruit Attracts Songbirds
- Edible Fruit
- Cold Hardy
A fantastic fruit-bearing, flowering tree that fits snugly beneath power lines, the new First Editions® Gladiator™ Crabapple (Malus x adstringens 'Durleo') bursts into spring as a cloud of bright-pink ruffled flowers, often continuing into early summer. Pollinators arrive in droves for the fragrant, nectar-rich blossoms!
Gladiator™ is an excellent ornamental tree with year-round interest! Summer brings glossy bronze-purple leaves and a bounty of small reddish-purple fruit!
In the winter, after the fall leaves blazed red, the striking bark has unique bole-like bumps on the trunk, which stand out in the landscape!
How to Use First Editions® Gladiator™ Crabapple Tree In The Landscape
Beautiful planted in a row as small street trees or planted along driveways or shading paths. Plant several as a hedgerow for privacy, windbreaks and screening, or in groups for an eye-catching show!
Fantastic specimen and focal point trees for space-challenged sites, enjoy these by your porch or patio as shade, or as front yard accents!
Bushels of ornamental, tart fruit is great in preserves - if the songbirds don’t beat you to them! Persisting until winter, you’ll gain color often absent within the winter landscape.
#ProPlantTips For Care
Requiring full sun in moderately moist, well-drained soil, any enriched site is perfect for Gladiator™!
Prune as needed to maintain any size, these are low maintenance and disease-resistant. Thriving in USDA growing zones 2 - 8, Gladiator™ is incredibly cold-hardy!
Mulch the soil surface to increased moisture retention and insulation. Head over to our Garden Blog for more Crabapple information!
Order quality trees from NatureHills.com and be the first to grow the new First Editions® Gladiator™ Crabapple today!
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Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
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Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | - | 19.99 | 19.99 |
| 20 | - | 49.99 | 21.99 |
| 50 | - | 69.99 | 24.99 |
| 70 | - | 99.99 | 29.99 |
| 100 | - | 129.99 | 34.99 |
| 130 | - | 149.99 | 41.99 |
| 150 | - | 150+ | Approx 27% |
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PLANT HIGHLIGHTS
Growing Zones 2-8
| Brand | First Editions |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Malus x adstringens 'Durleo' |
| Type | Deciduous |
| Mature Height | 18 - 20 feet |
| Mature Spread | 9 - 12 feet |
| Sun Exposure | Full Sun |
| Soil | Widely Adaptable |
| Moisture | Low Once Established |
| Growth Rate | Medium |
| Flower Color | Hot Pink |
| Foliage | Bronze Purple |
| Foliage Color | Bronzy Purple |
| Fall Color | Red |
| Pollinator Friendly | Yes |
| Fruiting Time | 3 - 5 Years |
| Pruning Time | Late Winter |
| Fragrant | Yes |
