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Rosaceae
Japanese crab
Malus × floribunda
Also known as Hall's crabapple, Japanese crabapple, Showy crabapple, Malus × floribunda lemoinei
Zones 4–9Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Low
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Crab Apple · Ornamental Tree · Spring Flowering · Deciduous · Wildlife Garden · Rosaceae · Landscape Tree · Four-Season Interest · Pollinator
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
In stock at 2 nurseriesStock updated 9/9/2026
Japanese crab apple thrives in full sun to part shade and adapts well to most temperate garden soils with good drainage. Water regularly during establishment, then reduce frequency as the tree matures. It rewards minimal care with a spectacular spring flush of deep-pink buds opening to pale-pink flowers and a show of small ornamental fruits in autumn.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Deep water to soak the root zone, then allow soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-10 days during first season; established trees are largely self-sufficient
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 25 ft
- Spread
- 16.7 ft
- Spacing
- 180 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Korea, New York, Vermont
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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