Trees and shrubs

Ornamental crabapple 'Royal Spectacular'

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Hardiness Zone 3

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Family Rosaceae

Malus 'Royal Spectacular' is an ornamental apple tree remarkable for its abundant flowering and well-balanced habit, offering an explosion of dark pink to medium pink flowers in spring, followed by small, decorative, and persistent red fruits. Its purplish foliage in spring, turning glossy dark green in summer then orange-yellow in autumn, creates sustained visual interest over three seasons. Its rounded and dense silhouette, good disease resistance, and naturally harmonious form make it an ideal choice for solitary plantings, structured beds, or ornamental alignments. Preferring a sunny exposure and well-drained soil, 'Royal Spectacular' combines floriferousness, seasonal coloring, and low maintenance, for lasting enhancement in any garden.

Royal Spectacular Crabapple

Soil and care

The rightconditions.

Fertilization Slow-release fertilizer 14-7-14 or 4-2-8. Fertilize monthly or as directed on the bag. Add Myke at planting.

Bloom and dimensions

The completeprofile.

Bloom periodSpring
Flower colorPink
Foliage colorGreen
Foliage typeObsolete
FruitingSmall, bright, persistent, decorative red berries
Maximum height5 to 6 m (16 to 20 feet)
Maximum width5 m (16 feet)
Growth rateaverage
Hardiness zoneZone 3
Minimum temperature'-40°C

Its strengths, naturally.

Pet friendly
Safe for pets

Pets

Pollinators
Attracts or supports pollinating insects

Pollinators

Butterflies
Plants that attract butterflies

Butterflies