Snow Crystal™ Crabapple

Malus ‘JFS KW218MX’

Hybridized in the J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. crabapple breeding program and selected by plantsman Keith Warren as a superior white-flowering cultivar, and introduced by J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.

Snow Crystal™ offers excellent resistance to typical crabapple diseases including scab, fireblight, cedar-apple rust and mildew. Its tiny persistent fruits are smaller than most of the yellow fruited cultivars. Its compact, dense, uniform canopy gives a formal look that is atypical of most ornamental crabapples. Its bright white flowers open from pink buds to smother the branches of this densely branched, symmetrical tree in spring. Blooms are followed by dark green leaves that accentuate its distinctively compact, pyramidal form throughout the growing season. Tiny (¼-inch) yellow to golden orange fruits take the four-season show into the winter months. Perfectly suited for use as a small ornamental, all-season ornamental flowering tree for home gardens and yards. Its symmetrical, pyramidal form earns it a place on our UtiliTrees™ list of trees suitable for use beneath utility lines and in the narrow space between street and sidewalk. Pollinators are attracted to clouds of single, snow-white flowers, and birds appreciate its bountiful crop of persistent fruits. Bonus reasons to choose this exceptional new cultivar include excellent resistance to the typical diseases that affect crabapples, plus a distinctively compact canopy that reaches a height and spread of 15 feet tall and 12 feet wide. Prefers full sun. Zone 4.

Available as branched bare root in 1-inch and 1½-inch caliper, and in #7 (6 foot) containers from J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. (Booth 19026)