Leprechaun crabapple
Malus 'Leprechaun'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 8 feet tall6 to 8 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Pink maturing to white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Leprechaun' crabapple (Malus 'Leprechaun') is a tree for pollinator gardens and specimen planting. 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. Fragrant pink buds open in early to late spring and fade to white. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit it, and it tolerates drought once settled.
Pairs well with White trillium, Gladiator ornamental onion, Royal fern, and Pink Impression tulip.