Royalty Flowering Crabapple
(malus royalty)

Flowering Crabapples are one of the best flowering trees for bonsai. The Royalty produce beautiful red/pink fragrant flowers in early spring before the foliage appears. The Royalty is outstanding for its reddish/bronze foliage with green undersides. Little pomes (apples) in summer, derived from the enlargement of the entire flower receptacle which becomes fleshy. The fruit ripens to red in the fall. Winter brings a nice twiggy skeletal outline punctuated by the fruit which persists throughout the winter. It is easy to grow and quite pest resistant.