Thunderchild Flowering Crab vs Double Flowering Plum - TreeTime.ca

Thunderchild Flowering Crab vs Double Flowering Plum

Prunus triloba Multiplex

Malus x adstringens Thunderchild

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

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(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Double Flowering Plum
Thunderchild Flowering Crab

With the Double Flowering Plum in your garden, you'll be the envy of your block. Not only is it a stunning visual, but it is one of the earliest spring bloomers. With its gorgeous double pink blooms, this Plum is irresistible to birds, butterflies, and neighbours alike.

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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.

Double Flowering Plum Quick Facts

Thunderchild Flowering Crab Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: none


Foliage: dark purple leaves
Fall colour: dark red
Flowers: pink, round
Flowers: dark pink blossoms
Fruit: none
Fruit: small red pomes that hang through the winter
Berries: small red pomes that hang through the winter
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: flowering almond, flowering plum