Pink Spires Crabapple

The Pink Spires Crabapple, Malus 'Pink Spires', is ideal for a confined screen or border planting. This excellent rosy bloom crab, one of the earliest to bloom, was selected by W. L. Kerr, Canada Department of Agriculture, Sutherland, Saskatchewan. In spring it is covered with single pink flowers with red purple foliage, that turns to green bronze in summer, and then copper in fall. Pink Spires is a small, hardy, deciduous ornamental tree with a narrow, upright form. It has fair resistance to scab and fireblight, shows good resistance to mildew, and a strong resistance to rust. Pink Spires does well in most soil, but will be more attractive if fed peat and compost.