Ruth Ann crabapple
Malus 'Ruth Ann'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size10 to 15 feet tall10 to 15 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Rose-red
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Ruth Ann' crabapple (Malus 'Ruth Ann') is a tree for pollinator gardens and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Rose-red flowers open from early to late spring and draw butterflies, bees, and birds. It grows 10 to 15 feet tall and wide, and the leaves turn color in fall.
Pairs well with Feather reed grass, Bluebell, and Viburnum.