Perfect Purple Flowering Crabapple Tree

‘Perfect Purple’ is a flowering crabapple with fragrant, deep pink to rose blossoms and deep purple leaves.

This is a bigger tree, in a #10 container with a 1.25–1.5" trunk, so it makes an impact in the yard right away.

Grow it for spring color, for the birds, and as a pollinator for nearby apples.

At a glance

You get

#10 container, about 1.25–1.5" caliper (trunk thickness 6 inches above the soil; each tree varies a little)

Hardiness zones

USDA 4–8 (Salem County is 7)

Blooms

Mid spring

Ripens

Flowers in spring

Starts bearing

Flowers the first spring or two

Mature size

About 20 ft tall and wide, rounded

Pollination

Pollinates apples

Botanical name

Malus

Price

$139 each, paid at pickup

Pickup

Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March

Flowers & fruit

Looks

Small, purple-red, showy in fall

Flavor

Not an eating crabapple

Best for

Spring flowers, Purple foliage, Food for birds, Pollinating apples

Pollination

Grown for flowers, so it doesn't need a partner. It's an excellent pollinator for apple trees blooming at the same time.

Apples it pairs well with

Honeycrisp Apple Tree$88 · view details Gala Apple Tree$88 · view details Red Delicious Apple Tree$88 · view details

Growing tips

Watch for: Fair resistance to scab and fire blight, good against rust, excellent against mildew

• Full sun gives the best flowers and the most fruit.
• Very low maintenance. Prune only to shape, right after it blooms.
• Doubles as a pollinator: plant within about 50 feet of your apple trees.

New to planting fruit trees? Read our step-by-step planting guide: square hole, graft above the soil, native soil, and no fruit for the first two years.

Photos show the variety, not the exact plant you’ll get. Reservations are for the 2027 season, picked up at our farm in Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March, and aren’t guaranteed until we confirm them. Questions? Ask us or call or text (856) 345‑4538.