Description

Showy blooms cover broadly sweeping branches in springtime; flowers are white upon opening and then blush back to pink; produces yellow to orange fruit that is loved by birds; this tree is susceptible to disease

Landscape Attributes

Scheidecker Flowering Crab is a deciduous tree with a more or less rounded form. 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.

Scheidecker Flowering Crab is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Scheidecker Flowering Crab will grow to be about 30 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 25 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 2 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow 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 does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. 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. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.