crab apple 'Profusion'
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Profusion' is a spreading deciduous tree with purple young leaves, later bronze-green, and reddish-purple flowers followed by deep purple fruits in autumn
Scientific classification
- Species
- crab apple 'Profusion' (Malus × moerlandsii 'Profusion')
- Genus
- Malus
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
- Toxicity
- Trees
- Plant type
- 8-12 metres
- Height
- wider than 8 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
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- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn
- Season of interest
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of crab apple 'Profusion'
Distribution map
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Culture
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Toxicity
Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Quick identification of crab apple 'Profusion'
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crab apple 'Profusion' care guide
- Moderate steady soil moisture, drain standing rainwater promptly
- Watering
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Watering
Moderate steady soil moisture, drain standing rainwater promptly
Fertilizing
Slow-release flowering crabapple feed applied yearly early spring
Pruning
Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.
Propagation
Propagate by chip budding in late summer. Grafting can be carried out in midwinter
Growing
Grow in moderately fertile soil; will tolerate partial shade
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be susceptible to apple canker, apple scab, blossom wilt, brown rot, fireblight, honey fungus and powdery mildews
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, including woolly aphid and rosy apple aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, codling moth and other caterpillars
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