Product Description
The Summer Wonder Crabapple tree will brighten your yard all through spring and summer with its pink red flower buds!
This flowering crabapple cultivar boasts reddish-purple blooms with dark green leaves in the spring and deep red foliage in the summer. At maturity, the pink flowering Crabapple tree growth rate will reach 20 feet to 25 feet tall and has a medium growth rate habit. A perfect medium sized tree for your yard!
Crabapple tree flower color is dependent on the variety and this ornamental tree has bright pink almost purple blooms. The pink flowers appear in early spring and bright red fruit appears in the summer months which makes it an excellent statement piece. The fruit is less than 2 inches in diameter and can be spiced or used in jelly.
The Malus Summer Wonder Crabapple variety is self-pollinating and makes an excellent specimen tree.
How to Care for Crabapple Trees
It is extremely cold hardy. Grow crabapples best across the United States in USDA growing zones 4-8. This tree is also pest and disease resistant especially to fire blight and apple scab. Makes an excellent pollinator for other fruit trees in the area.
Plant your trees in full sun and well-drained soil for the best results. The tree can tolerate a wide range of planting sites. During their first year, they will require regular watering, especially during the warmer months to establish a strong root system.
The best time to prune Crabapple Trees in the early spring so it has the whole growing season to recover. Prune away water sprouts close to the trunk as they can suck nutrients and growing strength away from the plant. Prune large branches or diseased branches near the branch collar to avoid damaging the tree. Major pruning should never occur after spring. Check out our Basic Pruning for Trees and Shrubs blog for more information.
May benefit from adding special blend slow-release fertilizer at the top of the root ball near the base of the tree once a year for maintenance. Although it is a disease resistant cultivar, this will help protect against powdery mildew.
Please note, these dwarf crab apple trees do not ship bare root. They ship rooted in a container in the soil for the health of the tree. The best time of year to plant this semi double flowering tree is in early spring.
Shop the Summer Wonder Flowering Crab apple tree for sale. Truly a tree for all 4 seasons and the spring apple blossoms will not disappoint!
Crabapple Growing Guide coming soon.
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Malus 'Summer Wonder'
- Attractive blooms & foliage
- Cold hardy
- Self pollinating
- Low maintenance
Growing our own plants and trees helps to ensure we ship you the best quality plants that are free of pests and diseases.
Robert Gambill –
My Summer Wonder Crabapple started producing fruit in late April. We just planted it in late February. It is about 8 feet tall. I’m wondering when the fruit will be ripe. They are about 1 inch in diameter and reddish purple.
Mason Thomas –
The crabapple tree arrived just okay. But it seems to be thriving since being planted
Perfect Plants (store manager) –
Mason, thank you for your order of the summer wonder crabapple tree. We are glad your new tree is thriving!
Amma Ray –
The tree arrived with baby fruit!! They are so cute. The perfect addition to my fruit tree collection. Cant wait to show the crabapples off.
Perfect Plants (store manager) –
Amma, these fruit are delicious for the birds! Enjoy your new flowering tree :)
Pete Frinkley –
I added this crabapple to help pollinate my other fruit trees. So far so good. Lots of bees this year
Perfect Plants (store manager) –
You will be amazed at all the pollinators this crab apple tree brings to your garden. Good choice!