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02 -17- 1995 14:13 612 625 5212 UM FOREST RESOURCES P.02 TEN BEST FLOWERING CRABAPPLES FOR MIDWEST YARDS Recommendations from the Morton Arboretum Lisle, Illinois 1. "Adams" :One of the best red blossoming crabapples. Adams' red, 5/8" fruit clings to the round [20 feet high, 20 feet wide] tree until late winter. Leaves open red in spring and slowly turn green. Branches and leaves are so dense that the trees serve as effective screens or, in rows, as hedges. 2. "Donald Wyman ":Pink buds open into clouds of white blossoms that float on this round [20'x20'] tree with dark -green foliage. Profuse red, 5/8" fruit clings to the tree until late winter. 3. Floribunda:A pink and white-blooming tree with a spreading, irre u shape [20' high x 25' wide] and green foliage. Amber, 3/8" fruit persists about 6 weeks, then turns brown, attracting robins and cedar waxwings. 4. "Indian Magic ":Pink blossoms and dark -green foliage distinguish this small, upright [15' x 15'] tree. Orange -red, 1/2" fruit turns a bronze color and persists until late winter. After summers of low rainfall, the foliage also turns a fine rod-orange color. P;ict.cAt. r- r. &-rr Lid Ca blossoms- ovey r va c e_ 5. is ifii r. air iL trru piirpl, r..r1 h oon eaves. ■o upright, op.wadin$ 0.7,20'1 r*- shaped tree. Foliage also is red•. Rert, 1 -ir fruit is glossy and persists until. midwinter. 6. "Professor Sprenger" :Brilliant and long lasting orange -red, 1/2" fruit challenges white blossoms as the star on this round [25'x25') tree with green foliage. It claims one of the nicest fruit displays, which persists until midwinter. 7. "Profusion ":A cloud of purple -red flowers fades to a pleasing soft pink on this round [25'x25'] tree with purple bronze leaves. It also features luutg, iunrtxnn, 1/2" fruit that persists until late winter. 8. "Red Splendor" :Pink blossoms cover this upright, spreading [25'x25'] tree. Green foliage has a hint of purple in it. Red, 1/2" fruit persists until January. 9. "Snowdrift" :Profuse white blossoms cover this round [20'x20] tree with green foliage. Orange, 3/8" fruit persists until midwinter, attracting birds. 10. "Zumi Calocarpa ":Sometimes called the redbud crabapple because its profuse buds are reddish pink. But they open to white flowers on this lovely, dense, horizontal [25' high x 30' wide] tree with sage -green foliage. Color of the red, 3/8" fruit becomes more brilliant after frost. Fruit can persist until February, attracting birds.