Thunderchild Flowering Crab vs Red Elderberry - TreeTime.ca

Thunderchild Flowering Crab vs Red Elderberry

Malus x adstringens Thunderchild

Sambucus racemosa

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Thunderchild Flowering Crab
Red Elderberry

Thunderchild Flowering Crab is a hybrid crab apple known for its attractive and fragrant dark pink blossoms and deep purple mature leaves.

Tree farmers will find this hybrid appealing as a pollinator for other apples, while home growers will enjoy the red pome's ability to attract flocks of Cedar Waxwings in the early spring.

This species is reportedly resistant to fireblight.

Red Elderberry is an attractive, medium-sized deciduous shrub.

It produces clusters of white flowers in the spring and bright red berry-like drupes, which provide beautiful contrast against its coarse, textured green foliage.

Red Elder can be pruned as a small single or multi-stemmed tree.

Thunderchild Flowering Crab Quick Facts

Red Elderberry Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Toxicity: toxic to humans
Foliage: dark purple leaves
Fall colour: dark red
Flowers: dark pink blossoms
Flowers: white
Fruit: small red pomes that hang through the winter
Berries: small red pomes that hang through the winter
Berries: bright red berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, PE
Other Names: red elder