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Purple Spire Flowering Crabapple Jeffries (planted) (1)

Flowering Crabapple, Purple Spire

Malus x astringens ‘Jefspire’

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Size (HxW): 12-15’ x 5-6’

Growth Habit: Upright, columnar

Planting Location: Exposed

Zone 2b

 

  • Dark green-purple foliage all season
  • Unique narrow form makes for a great feature tree or privacy row
  • Sparse rosy pink flowers followed by showy purple fruit in early-mid fall
  • Blooms in late May – early June
  • Medium growth rate (12-14”/yr)
  • 1” fruit can be used for jam or jelly & attracts birds
  • Fruit drops in October
  • Can be used as a pollinator for any fruiting apple trees; plant within 200’ for best results
  • Life expectancy: 30-40 years
  • Row spacing: minimum 4-6’ apart
  • Root space: plant at least 5’ from foundations

  • Humming Bird

    Attracts H.Birds

  • Butterfly

    Attracts Pollinators

  • Birds

    Attracts Birds

  • Full Sun

    Tolerates Full Sun

  • wind

    Wind Tolerant

  • soil

    Soil Tolerant

  • cold

    Cold Tolerant

  • drought

    Drought Tolerant

Plant Care:

● Prune right after blooming to encourage next seasons flowers and discourage this seasons fruit ● Drought tolerant once established; does not tolerate soggy soil ● Tolerates heavy clay & sandy soils ● Good resistance to fire blight; avoid mid summer pruning ● Occasionally susceptible to tent caterpillars: hatch from eggs on upper branches & form silky web nests; treat with insecticide or remove by hand

Description

Size (HxW): 12-15’ x 5-6’

Growth Habit: Upright, columnar

Planting Location: Exposed

Zone 2b

 

  • Dark green-purple foliage all season
  • Unique narrow form makes for a great feature tree or privacy row
  • Sparse rosy pink flowers followed by showy purple fruit in early-mid fall
  • Blooms in late May – early June
  • Medium growth rate (12-14”/yr)
  • 1” fruit can be used for jam or jelly & attracts birds
  • Fruit drops in October
  • Can be used as a pollinator for any fruiting apple trees; plant within 200’ for best results
  • Life expectancy: 30-40 years
  • Row spacing: minimum 4-6’ apart
  • Root space: plant at least 5’ from foundations

Additional information

Dimensions 6183533 × 6182633 cm

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