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Thunderchild Flowering Crab vs Katherine Havemeyer Lilac

Syringa vulgaris Katherine Havemeyer

Malus x adstringens Thunderchild

Katherine Havemeyer Lilac
Thunderchild Flowering Crab

Katherine Havemeyer Lilac is a cold hardy French lilac known for its highly fragrant, double flowers. The buds start as a lavender-purple and give way to soft pink blooms that have double the number of petals compared to other Lilacs. The flowers bloom in late spring and can last up to 3-4 weeks.

The Katherine Havemeyer lilac, like other lilacs, is deer-resistant. The flowers are known for attracting hummingbirds, bees, and other pollinators to your landscape.

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.

Katherine Havemeyer Lilac Quick Facts

Thunderchild Flowering Crab Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: dark red
Berries: small red pomes that hang through the winter
Flowers: pink to light purple
Flowers: dark pink blossoms
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none




Other Names: katherine havemeyer french lilac