Echtermeyer

New foliage has a purplish tinge and turns to bronze-green as the leaves mature. The weeping side limbs produce large purplish-red flowers. The Echtermeyer produces 1” purplish-red fruit. The trunk requires staking for the first few years. It performs best in well drained soil in full sun. The weeping form can be easily maintained at any size because it grows in a succession of leaders. The Echtermeyer Weeping Crabapple, 'Malus Echtermeyer', is an attractive, small, weeping ornamental tree. ... additional info