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Snowdrift Crabapple—Malus 'Snowdrift'

Snowdrift Crabapple

Malus 'Snowdrift'

  • Color in all four seasons
  • Attract birds nearly year round
  • Hardy tree
  • Spectacular spring flowers
  • Zones 4 to 8
  • Can't ship to: AK, AZ, CA, HI, WA
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Item # 1405 | Shipping Height: 2' - 3'
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Zones 4 - 8
Zones 4 - 8

Hardiness Zones: Zones 4 - 8
The Snowdrift Crabapple can be expected to grow in the zones shown in color in the arborday.org zone map.VIEW MAP

flowering tree
flowering tree

Type of tree:
The Snowdrift Crabapple falls into the following type(s): Flowering Trees

15' - 20' High
15' - 20' High

Mature Height:
The Snowdrift Crabapple grows to be 15' - 20' feet in height.

15' - 20' Spread
15' - 20' Spread

Mature Spread:
The Snowdrift Crabapple has a spread of about 15' - 20' at full maturity.

Medium Growth
Medium Growth

Growth Rate:
This tree grows at a medium growth rate. [More about this.]

Full Sun
Full Sun

Sun:
This crabapple does well in full sun.

Various Soils
Various Soils

Soil:
The Snowdrift Crabapple grows in acidic, loamy, moist, rich, sandy, silty loam, well drained, wide range, clay soils.

rounded Shape
rounded Shape

Shape:
This crabapple has rounded shape.

More Info
More Info

The Snowdrift Crab is a beautiful, hardy tree with visual impact during all four seasons. Flowering spectacularly in the spring, the Crabapple's pink buds turn into a profusion of snowy white blossoms in April or May. Orange-red fruits that attract birds persist on the tree throughout the winter. The leaves are a glossy dark green turning a dull yellow in the fall. The Snowdrift Crab has an upright, spreading, rounded, dense crown, and can be grown as a multi-stemmed or single trunk tree. This tree prefers a sunny location with moist, acidic, well drained soil, but can tolerate mildly alkaline, occasionally wet or dry, and clay soils.

Arborday.org Hardiness Zone Map
Spring Shipping Fall Shipping
Color Zone Approximate
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  2 04/15–05/30 05/14 11/01–11/26 11/12
  3 04/15–05/30 05/14 11/01–11/26 11/12
  4 04/15–05/30 05/14 11/01–11/26 11/12
  5 04/15–05/30 05/14 11/01–11/26 11/12
  6 03/19–05/12 05/07 11/01–12/03 11/19
  7 03/11–05/07 04/30 11/05–12/10 11/26
  8 02/26–04/30 04/23 11/05–12/10 11/26
  9 02/26–04/30 04/23 11/05–12/10 11/26
  10 02/26–04/30 04/23 11/05–12/10 11/26
We're sorry, but this tree can't be shipped to AK, AZ, CA, HI , territories, or countries outside the U.S. This is due to the agricultural laws within these locations.

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The benefits of bare-root trees

Our trees are delivered with natural bare roots which have been dipped in hydrating gel prior to shipment to keep the roots moist and healthy. As their abundant, fibrous roots aren't confined by a container, bare-root trees get off to a more vigorous start compared to containerized roots which typically need more time to adjust to transplanting. Bare-root trees typically surpass the size of larger containerized trees in only a few years.

  Standard Dwarf
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Apple 20' - 25' 35' x 35'

10' **

10' x 10' ++
Peach 20' 20' x 20' 8' - 10' 10' x 10'
Sweet Cherry 30' 20' x 25' 12' - 15' 10' x 10'
Sour Cherry 20' 20' x 20' 8' 10' x 10'
Pear 20' 20' x 20' 12' - 15' 12' x 12'
Apricot 20' 20' x 20'    
Plum 20' 20' x 20' 8' - 10' 10' x 10'
      ** semi-dwarf 12' - 15'
++ semi-dwarf 12' x 12'

Natural Root and Containerized Trees

Natural root (also called bare root) trees are shipped without soil around their roots. They are shipped when dormant in the spring and fall seasons. We dip the roots in a hydrating gel to keep them moist during shipping.

There are a number of advantages to natural root trees:

  • They are very affordable.
  • Their roots re-establish themselves well once they are planted in their permanent location.
  • They are easy to plant at the correct depth.

The Urban Horticulture Institute at Cornell University has an interesting article about the benefits of planting natural root trees. Look for the PDF entitled Creating the Urban Forest: The Bare Root Method

Potted (also called containerized) trees come in 4" containers.


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