White Star crabapple
Malus 'White Star'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Habit
- Upright-spreading / vase
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White
- Fall color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'White Star' crabapple (Malus 'White Star') is a tree for pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It has an upright-spreading, vase-shaped habit. White flowers open from early to late spring and draw butterflies, bees, and birds. The tree is self-fertile and tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Ice Follies daffodil, Spiked speedwell, and William Baffin rose.