KERR APPLECRAB Malus x 'Kerr'



Hardiness / Exposure: Zone 2 / Sun

Height: 20 feet

Spread: 20 feet

Flower Colour: White

Fruit Size: 6-7.5 cm

Fruit Colour: Dark purple red.

Harvest: Late September

Uses: Best for  juicing, canning, and cooking.  The tart taste is sweeter after a frost.

Pollinator Required: Requires a different variety of Crabapple, Apple, Ornamental Crabapple or Applecrab  within approximately 150 feet to pollinate and produce fruit.

 

Planting Instructions:

-Dig a hole 2-3 times the root ball width and same depth as root ball.

-Carefully remove plastic pot and cut through any circling roots.

-Position root ball in center of hole and ensure the tree is standing up straight.  If necessary, tip root ball to ensure tree is standing straight.

-Partially backfill hole with loamy soil, water to settle soil, then finish backfilling hole.  Avoid using heavy clay-based soil.

-Remove tags and labels.

-Water soil well.

-Apply mulch.