Ruby Tears Crabapple Tree

The burgundy tinted foliage add contrast and color all season long.

Ruby tears crabapple tree.

Ruby tears flowering crab is a dense deciduous dwarf tree with a strong central leader and a rounded form and gracefully weeping branches. Smaller grower than the species this tree is a spectacular hardy spring bloomer with showy orchid pink pea like flowers early to mid spring. It produces small dark red fruit in the fall. Opening from red buds masses of fragrant pink blossoms appear in mid spring just as the foliage is unfolding.

Their appeal is not limited to the flowers. The green canopy is brightened in the fall with yellow orange red or maroon fruit. The ruby tears tree has small burgundy tinted foliage with pink flowers. Petite in size and graceful in form this small unique ornamental tree fits in any landscape.

Naturally weeping form similar to louisa and burgundy green foliage much like prairifire. Crabapple ruby tears crab apple ruby tears malus bailears pp22001 malus ruby tears is a dense deciduous tree of rounded form with gracefully weeping branches over a long season of interest. Pink flowers cover the pendulous branches each spring on this graceful small tree. A seedling found at beverly nursery in indiana.

Crabapple trees in bloom are a dramatic feature of spring. Fall color is golden yellow. Its average texture blends into the landscape but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. 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.

New growth leaves are shades of orange and yellow with a tinge of red that mature to lime green. The architectural branch patterns and attractive bark of crabapples create. Each spring the pendulous branches are covered with pink blossoms followed by small dark red fruit in summer. The blossom color varies from white and every shade of pink to deep rose reds.