A deciduous tree to around 6m high with deep purple to bronze leaves that turn shades of orange and red in autumn. Fragrant, pink to red flowers in spring are followed by small, greenish apples with a red blush; whilst primarily grown as an ornamental tree as the fruits are quite small and tart, they may be used to produce a crabapple jelly
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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Grow in moderately fertile soil in a sunny position; will tolerate partial shade
Propagate by sowing seed in a seedbed in autumn, by chip budding in late summer or grafting in midwinter
May be susceptible to aphids, including rosy apple aphid and woolly aphid, apple sawfly, fruit tree red spider mite, codling moth, apple leaf-mining moth and other caterpillars
May be susceptible to apple canker, apple scab, blossom wilt, brown rot, fireblight, honey fungus and powdery mildews