RE: weeping crabapples, flowering plums/cherries
- Subject: RE: weeping crabapples, flowering plums/cherries
- From: S* O*
- Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 15:19:52 -0800
At 03:39 PM 1/21/2002, Julie Nelson wrote:
>Are there any weeping forms of ornamental crabapples, plums or cherries
>that do well in the central valley of California?
Julie -
Here are some flowering crabapples that weep - you should check (perhaps
with the UC Davis Arboretum) which would be best for the Central Valley
(some are prone to certain diseases in certain areas).
'Anne E.' - weeping, red fruit, white flowers, 10ft high x 10ft wide.
'Echtermeyer' - weeping, bronze-green foliage, red fruit, pale
purplish-pink flowers, 15ft high x 10ft wide.
'Louisa' - weeping, yellow fruit, pink flowers, 15ft high x 15ft wide.
'Molten Lava' - weeping, red-orane fruit, dark-red buds & white flowers,
15ft high x 15ft wide.
'Red Jade' - weeping, red fruit, pink buds & white flowers, 15ft high x
15ft wide.
'Red Swan' - weeping, red fruit, white flowers, 15ft high x 15ft wide.
'Serenade' - semi-weeping, orange fruit, white flowers, 12ft high x 12ft wide.
'Sinai Fire' - weeping, orange-red fruit, white flowers, 15ft high x 15ft wide.
'Weeping Candied Apple' - weeping, dark-red fruit, red-tinted new growth,
dark red buds & pink flowers, 15ft high x 15ft wide.
'White Cascade' - weeping, yellow fruit, dark pink buds & white flowers,
15ft high x 15ft wide.
Seán O.
No. Calif. Branch of the Mediterranean Garden Society
Seán A. O'Hara - Branch co-chair
(510) 987-0577; fax (707) 667-1173; sean@support.net
710 Jean Street, Oakland, California 94610-1459, U.S.A.
http://www.MediterraneanGardenSociety.org/branches_CANo.html
