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Malus 'Sugar Tyme'

$257.00 / 10G


Crabapple · Item # 17734

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Description
Malus 'Sugar Tyme', commonly known as Crabapple, is a woody landscape shrub valued for its pink, red or burgundy, and white flowers during spring. It typically matures 14–44 feet tall and 3–25 feet wide. Grow it in full sun in moist, well-drained clay or loam soil. Its native range or documented parentage is Northern Hemisphere. Pollinators visit the flowers. In the landscape, it works well in flowering tree, small tree, and lawn. Once established, it shows useful tolerance to drought.
Benefits
Makes the landscape productive as well as ornamental. Keeps beds lively through the main outdoor season. Supports a more active, living garden with flowers that pollinators can use.
Features
Fruit tree; showy flowers mid-summer; berries / drupes fruit; matures about 20 - 40 ft tall and 15 - 30 ft wide
Usage/Use
Specimen tree, shade tree, street tree, wildlife planting
Native Range
Northern Hemisphere
Scientific: Malus 'Sugar Tyme'
Common: Crabapple
Series: 'Sugar Tyme
Evergreen: No
FAQ's: Best grown in full sun to part sun with average moisture.
Grow Tips: Full Sun to Part Sun; Average moisture; Deep, well-drained garden soil. Water regularly the first season, then adjust to plant preference.
Origin: Garden origin / cultivated selection
Native: Non-Native
Pollinator: Yes
Deer Resistant: No
Zone: 5 - 9
Zone Notes: Hardy in USDA Zones 5–9; protect roots during establishment.
Outside Lighting: Full Sun
Soil Type: Loam
PH Range: 6 - 8
Mature Height: 20 - 40 ft
Mature Width: 15 - 30 ft
Width Group: Wide
Mature Spread: 15 - 30 ft
Blooms: Yes
Bloom Type: Longtime
Bloomtime: Mid-Summer
Fragrant: None
Foliage Color: Green
Leaf Type: Green foliage
Attracts: Birds from Fruit
Environment: Woodland Edge of Savanna
Garden Style: Edible Garden
Plant Interest: Berries
Plant Uses: Edible Gardens
Growth Habit: Upright
Longevity: Long Lived
Season Foliage Interest: Fall, Spring, Summer
Moisture: Average Water
Drainage: Well-drained
Notes: Water deeply during establishment; after established, water based on rainfall and soil moisture.
Maintain Effort: Medium
Maintenance: Water regularly during establishment, mulch to conserve moisture, and cut back/prune at the proper seasonal time.