Snowdrift Crabapple
Malus 'Snowdrift'
- All Four Season Color
- Attract Birds Nearly Year Round
- Hardy Tree
- Spectacular Spring Flowers
- Zones 4 to 8
- Can't Ship To: AK, AZ, CA, HI, WA

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

15' - 20' High
The Snowdrift Crabapple grows to be 15' - 20' feet in height.

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

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

Full Sun
This crabapple does well in full sun.

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

rounded Shape
This crabapple has rounded shape.

More Info
Snowdrift crab is a beautiful, hardy tree with visual impact during all four seasons. Spectacular in flower in the spring, the Snowdrift crabapple's pink buds turn into a profusion of snowy white blossoms in April or May. Orange-red fruits that attract birds and 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. Spectacular Flowers in April or May
| Spring Shipping | Fall Shipping | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Color | Zone |
Approximate Ship Dates |
Order Deadline |
Approximate Ship Dates |
Order Deadline |
| 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 | |
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Each tree is guaranteed to grow, or we'll replace it at one half the original price, plus shipping and handling.
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.


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