Flowering crabapples · 2027 season
Profusion Flowering Crabapple Tree
Malus
Pollinates applesCovered in deep pink flowers in spring. The small fruit is sour, mainly for birds.
- #7 container
- About 1.25" caliper
Pick up in Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March. Pay cash, check, Venmo or PayPal at pickup.
‘Profusion’ lives up to its name: in spring it's covered in deep pink to red-purple flowers. The leaves have a purple tint, especially when new.
It's followed by small, dark red fruit that birds eat over the winter.
Plant it near your apple trees and it'll help pollinate them.
Deep red buds open purplish-red and fade to pink. The bronze-purple leaves turn greener in summer.
The fruit
Not grown for eating: the small fruit is sour and astringent. It's mainly food for birds.
At a glance
- You get
- #7 container, about 1.25" 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; fruit colors in fall
- Starts bearing
- Flowers the first spring or two
- Mature size
- About 12–20 ft tall and 15–20 ft wide
- Pollination
- Pollinates apples
- Botanical name
- Malus
- Price
- $102 each, paid at pickup
- Pickup
- Pittsgrove, NJ, typically in March
Flowers & fruit
- Looks
- Small (about ½ inch), oxblood to maroon
- Flavor
- Not an eating crabapple
- Best for
- Spring flowers, 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
Growing tips
Watch for: Highly susceptible to apple scab; expect leaf spotting and some early leaf drop in wet springs
- 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.
