{"product_id":"crab-apple-profusion-malus-x-moerlandsi","title":"Profusion Crab Apple - Malus x moerlandsii ‘Profusion’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProfusion Crab Apple - Malus x moerlandsii ‘Profusion’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe purple runs right through this tree, not just through the flowers. New leaves emerge wine red and age to bronzed green, the spring blossom opens deep purple red, and the small fruit that follows is oxblood coloured and hangs on into winter. \u003cem\u003eMalus x moerlandsii\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Profusion’ is one of the standard ornamental crab apples for cool and cold Australian districts, planted as a street tree as often as a garden one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Profusion Crab Apple\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColoured Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Unlike white flowered crabs, the leaf itself carries colour from bud burst well into summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlossom Density\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flowers cover the branches in spring in single, five petalled blooms of a deep purple red that fades toward mauve pink.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePersistent Fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small dark red crab apples about 15mm across hold after leaf fall and feed birds through winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStreet Scale\u003c\/strong\u003e: Mature size stays within what a suburban verge or a small back garden can carry.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChill Requirement\u003c\/strong\u003e: It needs a genuine cold winter. Expect a proper display in the tablelands, Victoria, Tasmania and the Adelaide Hills, and a poor one in the warm subtropics.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStreet and verge planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: A predictable crown shape and modest roots suit narrow nature strips.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall garden feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single tree gives blossom, coloured leaf, fruit and bare winter structure in one footprint.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvenue in cool districts\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a repeated line along a drive, the spring flowering reads as a single event.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird and pollinator garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bees work the blossom heavily and birds strip the fruit through late winter.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e Not used as a hedge, group at 4 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter and early spring, while dormant or just breaking bud\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adaptable to most soils including clay loam provided drainage is reasonable; neutral to slightly acid is ideal\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once a week through the first two summers and keep turf and weeds cleared for a metre around the trunk, as grass competition slows a young crab apple badly. Formative prune in winter to a clear leader and remove any suckers arising from below the graft union.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 7m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garden hybrid, with parent species from East Asia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep purple red fading to mauve pink\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795345867038,"sku":"ND-0559-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/UibCDsZ_5wxSS8Fz8opbS_OAvo0Ee4.jpg?v=1787313854","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/crab-apple-profusion-malus-x-moerlandsi","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}