Thunderchild Flowering Crab vs Korean Maple - TreeTime.ca

Thunderchild Flowering Crab vs Korean Maple

Malus x adstringens Thunderchild

Acer pseudosieboldianum

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Thunderchild Flowering Crab
Korean Maple

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.

The Korean Maple is an ideal accent tree, and is similar in size and shape to the Japanese Maple, but much hardier. The leaves have long, finger-like lobes that turn striking shades of yellow, orange and red in autumn.

It is recommended that pruning be done during the summer after the leaves have fully developed to ensure sap does not "bleed" down the tree.

Thunderchild Flowering Crab Quick Facts

Korean Maple Quick Facts

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


Foliage: dark purple leaves
Foliage: large, palmate
Fall colour: dark red
Fall colour: vibrant to deep red
Flowers: dark pink blossoms
Fruit: small red pomes that hang through the winter
Berries: small red pomes that hang through the winter
Seeds: winged samaras
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no