MALUS FIRST EDITION `RUBY TEARS`

Category:Tree
Breeder:First Editions
Hardiness Zone:4-8
Height:8-10 ft
Spread:12-15 ft
Bloom Color:Pink Shades
This smaller more confined weeping Crabapple selection is proof that big landscape presence can come in smaller packages. Topping out at a mere 10' with a slightly wider spread, Ruby Tears™ sports pools of luminous pink blossoms in early May backed by colorful foliage on naturally weeping, pendulous branches. While most Carbapples are prized for their bloom, foliage is just as important on this selection as it emerges as a bright merlot shade behind those pink flowers and slowly fades to rich, cool, burgundy-green for the hot summer months. Small 1/2" bright red berries appear in late summer, sure to delight your native wildlife. Plant Ruby Tears™ in full sun and use it as a stunning, 4 season spectacular specimen in smaller places where larger plants are a real nuisance.

» Graceful weeping form
» Loaded with pink blooms in spring
» Smaller and more confined form
» 10' wide with a slightly larger spread
» Foliage emerges a merlot color and fades to burgundy-green
» Small, .5" red berries appear late summer