Ornamental Crabapple 'Red Jewel'
Family: Rosaceae (Rose Family)
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Height: 12-15 feet
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Spread: 10 -15 feet
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Bloom Time: May
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Bloom: snow-white blossoms
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Light: full sun to
part shade
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Soil: average,
medium, well-drained soils; best in moist, fertile loams
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Moisture: medium
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Use: ornamental lawn
tree or street tree; flowers attract butterflies; fruits attract birds
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Care: low
maintenance; eliminate branches that cross over or rub against others as well
as removal of suckers
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Concerns: susceptible to
a large number of insect and disease pests: leaf spot, die back, leaf curl,
powdery mildew, root rot, fireblight; aphids, scale, borers, leafhoppers, tent caterpillars, Japanese beetles, spider mites
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Native to: hybrid cultivar
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Notes: upright, oval
crown; branches are low to the ground; flowers are followed by masses of small
bright red crabapples (up to 1/2" diameter) which mature in fall and
persist well into the following Spring
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Supplier: Beaver Creek Nursery. DONATED BY LISA JOHNSON IN MEMORY OF MGV ILENE ISENBERG
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Naturalistic Garden H019
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