Thunderchild Crabapple
Malus ‘Thunderchild’
Hardiness Zone: 3
Sun: full sun
Height: 18 feet
Spread: 18 feet
Sun: full
Soil Composition: well-drained
Water Needs: moderate to moist
Growth Rate: moderate
Description: Rapidly becoming one of the most popular landscape ornamentals, this gem is bathed in soft pink flowers in spring, dark purple foliage all season long and a narrowly upright habit of growth. Needs well-drained soil and full sun. Small fruits can be messy. Hardy to -40°F.
Ornamental Features: This variety is draped in stunning clusters of fragrant flowers in mid-spring, which emerge from rose flower buds before the leaves. The pointy leaves carry the purple hues throughout the season and turn an outstanding dark red in the fall. The fruits are showy, ruby-red pomes carried in abundance from early to mid-fall.
Planting & Growing: This tree will require occasional maintenance and upkeep and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed to avoid spreading Fireblight infection. It is a good choice for attracting birds, bees and butterflies to your yard. Thunderchild Flowering Crabapple has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground 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. 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 and is highly tolerant of urban pollution. Will even thrive in inner city environments.
Best grown in front/back yards, and in the landscape parking strip at LEAST 7 feet wide, along city streets. Plant at least 10 feet from fire hydrants, ground-mounted utility boxes, buildings, fences and driveways. Plant at least 15 feet from shrubs and other similar-sized trees. Plant 30 feet from large trees.
Malus ‘Thunderchild’
Hardiness Zone: 3
Sun: full sun
Height: 18 feet
Spread: 18 feet
Sun: full
Soil Composition: well-drained
Water Needs: moderate to moist
Growth Rate: moderate
Description: Rapidly becoming one of the most popular landscape ornamentals, this gem is bathed in soft pink flowers in spring, dark purple foliage all season long and a narrowly upright habit of growth. Needs well-drained soil and full sun. Small fruits can be messy. Hardy to -40°F.
Ornamental Features: This variety is draped in stunning clusters of fragrant flowers in mid-spring, which emerge from rose flower buds before the leaves. The pointy leaves carry the purple hues throughout the season and turn an outstanding dark red in the fall. The fruits are showy, ruby-red pomes carried in abundance from early to mid-fall.
Planting & Growing: This tree will require occasional maintenance and upkeep and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed to avoid spreading Fireblight infection. It is a good choice for attracting birds, bees and butterflies to your yard. Thunderchild Flowering Crabapple has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground 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. 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 and is highly tolerant of urban pollution. Will even thrive in inner city environments.
Best grown in front/back yards, and in the landscape parking strip at LEAST 7 feet wide, along city streets. Plant at least 10 feet from fire hydrants, ground-mounted utility boxes, buildings, fences and driveways. Plant at least 15 feet from shrubs and other similar-sized trees. Plant 30 feet from large trees.
Malus ‘Thunderchild’
Hardiness Zone: 3
Sun: full sun
Height: 18 feet
Spread: 18 feet
Sun: full
Soil Composition: well-drained
Water Needs: moderate to moist
Growth Rate: moderate
Description: Rapidly becoming one of the most popular landscape ornamentals, this gem is bathed in soft pink flowers in spring, dark purple foliage all season long and a narrowly upright habit of growth. Needs well-drained soil and full sun. Small fruits can be messy. Hardy to -40°F.
Ornamental Features: This variety is draped in stunning clusters of fragrant flowers in mid-spring, which emerge from rose flower buds before the leaves. The pointy leaves carry the purple hues throughout the season and turn an outstanding dark red in the fall. The fruits are showy, ruby-red pomes carried in abundance from early to mid-fall.
Planting & Growing: This tree will require occasional maintenance and upkeep and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed to avoid spreading Fireblight infection. It is a good choice for attracting birds, bees and butterflies to your yard. Thunderchild Flowering Crabapple has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground 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. 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 and is highly tolerant of urban pollution. Will even thrive in inner city environments.
Best grown in front/back yards, and in the landscape parking strip at LEAST 7 feet wide, along city streets. Plant at least 10 feet from fire hydrants, ground-mounted utility boxes, buildings, fences and driveways. Plant at least 15 feet from shrubs and other similar-sized trees. Plant 30 feet from large trees.