Red Splendor Flowering Crabapple: Is It Time to Prune? Fireblight Considerations

The Red Splendor Flowering Crabapple is a beautiful tree that can give your landscape color and interest for many years. This gorgeous tree will brighten any outdoor space with its vibrant deep pink flowers in the spring. It is pleasing to look at and helps attract birds and other pollinators throughout the seasons.

However, like all trees, the Red Splendor Flowering Crabapple will require some care and maintenance to keep it looking its best. Proper pruning is one of the most important aspects of caring for this tree.

In this video, we're looking at the Red Splendor Flowering Crabapple and asking, is it time to prune? We'll show you how to remove lower branches and discuss precautions that should be taken to avoid fireblight disease.

A few other great varieties for cold climates include:

• Prairie Fire
• Ruby Tears
• Gladiator
• Thunderchild
• Purple Prince

Thanks for stopping by,

Kevin