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Malus
'Royal Beauty'
Royal Beauty Crabapple, Weeping Flowering Crab Apple
| Family |
| Rosaceae |
| Genus |
| Malus |
| Cultivar |
| 'Royal Beauty' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 3a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -40 |
| Height |
| 3 m |
| Spread |
| 3 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Used as a specimen or ornamental tree. |
| Cultivation |
| Should be grown in full sun and moist, well-drained soil of any type or acidity. |
| Shape |
| Rounded weeping. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| ID Characteristic |
| Clusters of narrow, fragrant salmon pink blossoms on weeping branches. |
| Pests |
| Susceptible to fireblight and scab. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Mature bark is exfoliating and rough. Branches are smooth with sparse spots. |
| Leaf Description |
| Small pinnate ornamental leaves. |
| Flower Description |
| Showy narrow 5-petaled blossoms growing in terminal racemes of 5 - 8. |
| Fruit Description |
| Small vivid red pomes. |
| Colour Description |
| Leaves are a dull green which turn to a copper brown when ready to fall. Mature bark is grey-brown. Branches and new growth are mahogany-coloured with small white spots. Blossoms are a salmon pink. Crabapples are a vivid red colour. |
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