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Malus Pink Spires

Pink Spires Crabapple

Early to flower with deep rose buds opening to single, fragrant, pink blooms. The reddish new foliage changes to green with coppery-bronze tips in the summer. The compact, oval habit and upright branching makes them suitable for restricted spaces.

  • »  Upright-vase to oval-shaped growth habit
  • »  Deep rose coloured buds open to fragrant pale pink flowers before the leaves emerge
  • »  Flowers are followed by medium-sized showy red crabapples
  • »  Leaves emerge red and turn coppery-bronze in the summer
  • »  Foliage turns bright yellow in the fall
  • »  Bloom Time: Spring

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Exposure
• Full Sun
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Birds
Growth Rate
• Medium
Attributes
• Deciduous
• Fall Color
• Fragrant
• Fruit
Flowering Time
• Early Spring
Habit
• Oval
• Upright
• Vase-shape
Foliage Color
• Bronze
• Red
Landscape uses
• Specimen
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Malus 'Pink Spires'

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.