Malus, Flowering Crabapple 'Louisa' (Large)
- Sun Preference
- Full-Sun
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Description
Attractive, pink flowered weeping crabapple. Good to excellent disease resistance. Dark green foliage and persistent yellow fruit. The weeping branching makes this tree a nice focal point in a garden landscape.
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Details
Louisa Flowering Crabapple | Malus 'Louisa'
Height: 15 feet
Spread: 18 feet
Sunlight: full sun
Hardiness Zone: 4a
Other Names: Roseybloom, Crabapple
Brand: Gertens
Description:
A stunning ornamental feature tree with showy pink flowers in spring and interesting yellow fruit in fall, broadly weeping habit of growth; makes a wonderful accent in a landscape or garden composition, needs well-drained soil and full sun
Ornamental Features
Louisa Flowering Crabapple is draped in stunning clusters of fragrant pink flowers along the branches in mid spring, which emerge from distinctive red flower buds before the leaves. The fruits are showy yellow pomes carried in abundance from early to late fall. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The pointy leaves turn yellow in fall.
Landscape Attributes
Louisa Flowering Crabapple is a deciduous tree with a strong central leader and a rounded form and gracefully weeping branches. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.
This is a high maintenance tree that will require regular care and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;
- Disease
Louisa Flowering Crabapple is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Accent
- Shade
Planting & Growing
Louisa Flowering Crabapple will grow to be about 15 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 18 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more.
This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
More Information
| Available for Pre-Order | No |
|---|---|
| Tree Type | Shade & Ornamental |
| Sun Preference | Full-Sun |
| USDA Hardiness Zone | 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Common Family Name | Crabapple |