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Malus × purpurea 'Crimson Cascade'
purple crab apple 'Crimson Cascade'
'Crimson Cascade' is a beautiful weeping crab-apple with a mass of dusky pink blossom produced on cascading branches in spring,...
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
available to order from spring 2027
bare root | 1.2m tall
Delivered November
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
available to order from autumn
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Plant description
'Crimson Cascade' is a beautiful weeping crab-apple with a mass of dusky pink blossom produced on cascading branches in spring, closely followed by pretty purple new foliage. Later in the year, deep red-purple fruits emerge as the leaves turn bronze-green, providing a lengthy season of interest for this charming ornamental tree.
Pollination information: This apple has a very long flowering period, so belongs to all the pollination groups and therefore is ideal for using as a pollinating partner to all other apples.
Pollination information: This apple has a very long flowering period, so belongs to all the pollination groups and therefore is ideal for using as a pollinating partner to all other apples.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Malus × purpurea Crimson Cascade:
When planting your flowering crab, prepare a hole up to three times the diameter of its root system. Fork over the base of the pit in readiness, incorporating plenty of organic matter into the backfill and planting hole. Avoiding frozen and waterlogged soil, trees should be planted out as they arrive.
If you've ordered a bare root tree, soak the roots in a bucket of water for half an hour prior to planting, or if this is not possible, they can be heeled in temporarily, covering their roots with soil, or potted up. Choose a sheltered spot to protect emerging blossom.
Remove dead, diseased and crossing branches while the tree is dormant during the winter months.
If you've ordered a bare root tree, soak the roots in a bucket of water for half an hour prior to planting, or if this is not possible, they can be heeled in temporarily, covering their roots with soil, or potted up. Choose a sheltered spot to protect emerging blossom.
Remove dead, diseased and crossing branches while the tree is dormant during the winter months.
Please note:
This plant is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
Warning
Humans/Pets: Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten
