Ellen Gerhart crabapple
Malus 'Ellen Gerhart'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size15 to 20 feet tall15 to 20 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Ellen Gerhart' crabapple (Malus 'Ellen Gerhart') is a tree for specimen planting and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Pink flowers open from early to late spring and have a sweet scent. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit the tree, and the leaves change color in fall.
Pairs well with Gladiator ornamental onion, Royal fern, and Gertrude Jekyll rose.