Red Barron Crabapple Tree

Red Barron Crabapple (Malus x 'Red Barron') is a deciduous tree that offers 4-season ornamental interest. Your Red Barron Crabapple will amaze you when its profusion of red buds open in May! Each spring, Red Barron drapes itself in striking clusters of fragrant red flowers that virtually cover the branches in scarlet intensity!

As the season progresses, the foliage emerges a coppery bronze, transitioning to dark green, before clothing your tree in brilliant orange for autumn. The falling leaves reveal the glorious color of the fruit, a deep, shiny red that gives your Crabapple its name. These bright red, cherry-sized fruits ripen in early to late fall and often persist through the winter months.

The flowers are vital nectar resources for pollinators and the fruit is a fantastic food for wildlife and songbirds throughout the winter. Plus, while tart and puckers, Crabapples are actually edible for humans too!

Planting and Application:

These slim trees add pinpoint shade to garden beds and unique accents around the garden without worrying about sacrificing space! Easily tuck one into a garden bed or border as a 4-season accent and not lose room for other plants or garden space!

It's a terrific accent tree, with a narrow, upright nature that's perfect for smaller landscapes. If you have a spot for an ornamental tree, but not much space, Red Barron is for you! Red Barron Crabapple has a narrowly upright, columnar growth habit. Its low canopy has a typical clearance of two feet from the ground and is suitable for planting under power lines.

• Abundant Red Spring Bloom
• Fruit Persists All Winter
• Fragrant Blooms
• Bronze Foliage
• Four-Season Interest

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Although adaptive, full sunlight will provide the best color in your Red Barron. Very urban savvy, tolerant of most any soil as long as it's well-drained and mulched. Because of the great form this tree has, it needs little pruning or help from anyone to do anything except show off all year long. Use Nature Hills Root Booster to get your tree off to the best start!

• Full Sun
• Moderate Moisture & Fertility
• Mulched Beds & Prune When Dormant
• Easy to Grow
• Pollution Tolerant

Under ideal conditions, you can expect your Red Barron Crabapple Tree to thrive in your yard for fifty years or more! So get growing one today by ordering at NatureHills.com!