Malus 'Thunderchild'

Upright, spreading, vase-shaped growth habit
Rose-coloured buds open to single pale pink flowers before the leaves emerge
Flowers are followed by medium-sized red crabapples
Leaves are purple in the summer, turning to a bronze colour in the fall
Bloom Time: Spring

ZONE:
3

COLOUR:
Pink (pale)

HEIGHT:
5-6 m

SPREAD:
4-5 m

Currently Unavailable

Substitutions Are Available

Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Use as a specimen, in small groups or mixed with other cultivars. Crabapples have visual appeal in the spring with their abundance of showy flowers. Added appeal lies in the fall and winter with their colourful fruit that is attractive to birds.

Characteristics & Attributes

Full Sun

Attracts Birds

Fragrant

SOIL MOISTURE:
Moist to Average
Average to Dry Soils
Well-drained

GROWTH RATE:
Slow
Medium

ATTRIBUTES:
Deciduous
Fruit
Fall Color

FLOWERING TIME:
Early Spring

HABIT:
Upright
Spreading
Vase-shape

FOLIAGE COLOR:
Purple
Bronze

LANDSCAPE USES:
Specimen

Thunderchild Crabapple

Malus 'Thunderchild'

Currently Unavailable

Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Characteristics & Attributes

THESE PLANTS ARE

suitable substitutions for Malus 'Thunderchild'

Malus 'Pink Spires'

Malus Velvet Pillar™ ('Velvetcole')