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Spring Bride Crabapple
The Spring Bride Crabapple Tree, Malus 'Spring Bride’, produces double white blossoms each spring. The flower stalks are short and follow the branch structure closely, creating a garland of white flowers. The Spring Bride will produce very little fruit and maybe none. This hardy variety came from Canada . Its shower of white flowers is an eyecatcher. This deciduous tree is fast-growing, with an upright form and reaches about 25 feet at maturity. The branch structure provides interesting forms in winter. Select a site with full sun and well-drained soil. Crabapples require little pruning once established. In late winter, prune dead, diseased, and broken branches and trim off any sprouts that arise at the base of the tree. ... details
Prairie Gold Aspen The Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen, 'Populus tremuloides ‘Prairie Gold’, is a fast-growing tree that grows in everything from moist sandy soil to shallow rocky soils and clay. It has attractive cream-colored bark, beautiful silvery catkins in early spring, and lustrous dark green leaves that flutter in the slightest breeze, finally turning yellow in fall. This selection was discovered growing near a northeast Nebraska creek by the late, dedicated plants man, Allen Wilke, where it had survived and thrived for years. ‘Prairie Gold’ has performed well in the landscape and seems to thrive in the heat and high humidity of eastern Nebraska. This selection does not seem to be affected by the host of diseases that usually plague this species. It should perform well in other parts of the Great Plains and the front range of the Rockies as well. . Grows to 35-40’ high and 20-30’ wide. |
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