Crabapple, Show Time

Malus 'Shotizam' | Show Time™

Height: 20-25ft
Spread: 15-20ft
Zone: 4-8
Exposure: Full sun
Growth Rate: Moderate
Bloom Time/Color: April-May; pink
Fall Color: Orange/Yellow
Uses: Specimen, ornamental
Maintenance: Low
Tree Shape: Upright, rounded
Other: Purple-red fruit, attractive bark

Show Time™ crabapple is an upright, rounded tree that, in the spring, is covered in deep cherry pink flowers that give way to fruits that mature to purple-red in autumn. Foliage is a beautiful purplish red to green and changes to an orangey-copper color in autumn. Bark is also attractive/ornamental in this cultivar. Overall, crabapples prefer well-drained, average soils in full sun and can be more tolerant of a wide range of growing conditions in maturity. Attracts wildlife. A larger alternative to 'Prairifire'.

Disease resistance: Cedar apple rust, fireblight, mildew & scab = excellent