Yard & Garden Brief
APPLE SCAB RESISTANT CRAB APPLE CULTIVARS --Hardy in Zone 4

Compiled by Kathryn J. Bevecqua*













CULTIVAR FORM HEIGHT x SPREAD FOLIAGE FRUIT BUD/FLOWER
Adams Dense, round 25' x 20' Green with red tint Red, persistent Red/single pink
baccata 'Jackii'
(hardy in zone 3B)
Upright, round 40' x 20' Dark green Purple red Light pink/white
Coralcole (Coralburst™) Compact, round 10' x 15' Small, dark green Sparse, red/orange Coral pink/semi-double rosy pink
David Round 15' x 15' Light, glossy green Scarlet, persistent Pink/large white
Donald Wyman Upright to rounded 20' x 20' Dark green Glossy red, persistent Dark pink/large white
Hargozam
(Harvest Gold ™)
Upright to columnar 20' x 15' Green, tri-lobed Gold, persistent Pink/single white
(late blooming)
Liset Round 20' x 15' Red green Dark red Dark red/rose red
Molazam
(Molten Lava™)
Wide-spreading, weeping 15' x 15' Green Red/orange Dark red/white
Prairifire Upright spreading 20' x 20' Reddish, becoming dark green Maroon, persistent Red/red
Prof. Sprenger Upright spreading 20' x 20' Green Orange red Pink/white
Profusion Round to spreading 20' x 30' New foliage: purplish Red Dark red/single red fading to purple
Jewelcole
(Red Jewel™)
Round to pyramidal 15' x 12' Dark green Red, persistent White
Sutyzam
(Sugar Tyme™)
Upright oval 18' x 15' Green Red, persistent Pink/white
White Cascade Weeping 15' x 15' Green Yellow Dark pink/white
zumi  'Calocarpa' (Redbud) Round to spreading 20' x 20' Green foliage; orange & yellow fall color Red, persistent Pink/large white

* Thanks to James B. Calkins, Department of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota, and to Nancy Rose, Research Plots, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, for their assistance in compiling this list.  10/95


P416A
Reviewed 4/99


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