The Centurion crabapple tree develops into an oval-shape tree when mature. It bears reddish new foliage, dark pink flowers, and persistent red fruits, approximately 3/8” in diameter. It grows 25 feet tall and 20 feet wide. Very cold hardy flower buds burst open in early spring to masses of rose red blossoms that mature to cherry red fruit in fall. It has a high disease resistance. While Crabapples are not typically a food crop, the juice is used in jellies and added to other Apple varieties in cider. Crabapples are great pollinators for apple orchards due to their abundance of blooms. Attracts birds and butterflies. This tree is hardy in USDA Zones 4-8 and shipped in a #1 pot with an average tree height of 12-18 inches.
New foliage is reddish in color
Rose red flowers appear in spring
High disease resistance
Cold hardy in USDA zones 4-8