The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Candymint crab apple

Family: Rosaceae (rose family)

Distribution: hybrid: Simpson Nursery introduction

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Deciduous tree

Plant Patent Info.: PP6,606; 14 February, 1989

Comments: This small deciduous flowering tree can grow as a multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub if left low branched. Red flower buds open to pink flowers with red margins in late April to early May resulting in small red fruits. This tree can grow to 8-10' tall by 12-15' wide. It originated with the Simpson Nursery Co. of Vincennes, IN, in 1979. Would make a nice specimen or use in a mass planting as a border or screen.