| Family: |
Rosaceae. |
| Landscape value: |
A vigorous new Crab Apple that is attractive throughout the year. Malus ‘Sutyzam’ Sugar Tyme™ is an excellent choice for small parks and gardens where space is limited. May also be suitable for street planting. |
| Height: |
6 metres. |
| Width: |
4.5 metres. |
| Growth rate: |
Moderate. |
| Habit: |
Upright oval-rounded, open branched. |
| Foliage: |
Bright green narrow leaves with a sharply serrated margin turn yellow in autumn. |
| Flowers: |
Fragrant. Pale pink buds opening to single snow white flowers in spring. |
| Fruit: |
Vivid red crab apples on long slender stalks, maturing in autumn and persisting well into winter. Highly ornamental. |
| Bark: |
Greyish-brown. Shiny, becoming scaly. |
| Tolerances: |
Very hardy. Adaptable to varied soil conditions, but prefers a moist, fertile, well drained acidic soil. Reported (overseas) to have very good disease resistance. |
| Comments: |
Should be planted in full sun for optimum flowering and fruiting. Highly floriferous, easily cultivated small tree. |
