Siberian Crab Apple vs White Fringe Tree - TreeTime.ca

Siberian Crab Apple vs White Fringe Tree

Malus baccata

Chionanthus virginicus

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Siberian Crab Apple
White Fringe Tree

Siberian Crab Apple is a beautiful, cold hardy, ornamental tree. Its stunning white blossoms burst in the spring to produce deep red fruit.

If you are looking for a great landscape or shade tree, Siberian Crab Apple is a beautiful addition to any yard.

As a rootstock, it is one of the hardiest available. Just be aware that Siberian Crab Apple may be incompatible with varieties that don't have crab apple parentage.

White Fringe Tree is known for its fringe-like white flowers. It can either grow as a small tree or a large multistemmed shrub. The White Fringe Tree has separate male and female plants. Both male and female flowers have white fringe-like petals, but the male flowers are longer and showier. The female flowers give way to clusters of dark blue to black berries. These berries are not edible for humans but attract birds and other wildlife.

The White Fringe Tree is tolerant of clay soils, saline soils, and air pollution but does not do well in prolonged dry conditions.

Siberian Crab Apple Quick Facts

White Fringe Tree Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 7 m (23 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 7 m (23 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: bright yellow
Berries: blue to black
Flowers: white
Flowers: fragrant, white clusters
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium




Other Names: siberian apple
Other Names: american fringe tree, american fringetree, fringe tree, fringetree, north american fringe tree, white fringetree