Dolgo Crab Apple vs Buttonbush - TreeTime.ca

Dolgo Crab Apple vs Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Malus x Dolgo

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Buttonbush
Dolgo Crab Apple

Buttonbush is a moisture loving shrub that provides year round interest.

It has round, fragrant flowers resembling small buttons or pincushions. The flowers transform into small reddish-brown fruit that persists into winter while the leaves take on shades of red in fall.

Providing essential food to bees, butterflies, and other insects, this shrub is versatile. Try it in your next shrub border.

Dolgo Crab Apple is one of the hardiest species of crab apple.

This fruit tree accent tree combination is commonly used in urban landscapes.

Dolgo Crab Apple produces clusters of white flowers before its deep green foliage emerges. Its small apple-like fruit is great for jams and jellies.

Buttonbush Quick Facts

Dolgo Crab Apple Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 2a
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 10 m (33 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 10 m (33 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: any
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Flowers: large, white, spherical
Flowers: white
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none




Other Names: dolgo apple