Thunderchild Flowering Crab vs Parkland Apple - TreeTime.ca

Thunderchild Flowering Crab vs Parkland Apple

Malus Parkland

Malus x adstringens Thunderchild

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Parkland Apple
Thunderchild Flowering Crab

Parkland Apple is an extremely hardy, medium sized apple tree The apples have excellent reviews, they are juicy, crisp, and slightly tart. Apples will be ready to harvest in July-August and will produce apples which are yellow and green with a red blush overlay.

Parkland Apple also makes for a nice accent tree with slightly scented, white flowers blooming in spring that will make a striking feature to any landscape. Ensure you have an additional apple or crabapple tree within 150 m (500’) to ensure cross pollination and fruit production occur.

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.

Parkland Apple Quick Facts

Thunderchild Flowering Crab Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 4 m (14 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none


Foliage: dark purple leaves
Fall colour: yellow
Fall colour: dark red
Flowers: white with pink
Flowers: dark pink blossoms
Fruit: green with red
Fruit: small red pomes that hang through the winter
Berries: small red pomes that hang through the winter
Firmness: firm
Flavor: sweet, crisp
Harvest: mid to late August
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no