Malus ‘Donald Wyman’ (Crabapple)

Regarded as an outstanding Flowering Crabapple, Malus ‘Donald Wyman’ is a large, spreading deciduous tree with a long season of interest. Opening from pink buds, masses of fragrant, single, white blossoms appear in mid-spring, just as the foliage unfolds. They are followed by abundant clusters of cherry-like, glossy, red fruits, 0.4 in. (1 cm), which persist well into winter. Colorful and decorative, they are attractive to birds. The canopy of toothed, dark green leaves gives a fresh appearance all summer and turns gold in fall before shedding to the ground. Highly disease resistant, elegant in flower, and colorful in fruit, ‘Donald Wyman’ stars in every season of the year.

• Winner of the Gold Medal award of The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and of the Cary Award, which recognizes plants that are particularly adequate for New England, offer superior landscape appeal, are winter hardy, and are pest resistant.
• Grows fast with a rounded habit up to 15-20 ft. tall and wide (4-6 m).
• A full sun lover, this tree is easily grown in moderately fertile, well-drained soils. Once established, it is drought tolerant.
• Perfect as a specimen plant in city gardens or cottage gardens.
• Require only minimal pruning in late winter or spring to remove damaged, diseased, or misplaced growth.
• Propagate by chip budding in late summer. Grafting can be carried out in midwinter.
• Toxic to dogs, toxic to cats, toxic to horses.