Professor Sprenger crabapple
Malus zumi 'Professor Sprenger'
USDA zones4 to 7
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size20 feet tall20 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Spreading / flat-topped
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Fall color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Professor Sprenger' crabapple (Malus zumi 'Professor Sprenger') is a tree for borders, containers, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows about 20 feet tall and wide with a spreading, flat-topped shape. White, fragrant flowers draw butterflies, bees, and birds, and the leaves turn yellow in fall. It is self-fertile, so one tree can set fruit alone.
Pairs well with Hawthorn, Gladiator ornamental onion, and Cinnamon fern.