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Red Silver
type: Ornamental
summary: A somewhat small ornamental crabapple with maroon and silvery foliage and red blossoms.
identification: Very small, dark red fruit.
characteristics: Not intended for consumption.
origins: Malus baccata crossed with the pollen from Malus pumila niedzwetskayana. Developed by Carl A. Hansen at the Agricultural College of South Dakota in Brookings, South Dakota (U.S.A.) and introduced in 1928.
vulnerabilities: Susceptible to fire blight.
pollination peak: 1
flowers: Single. Pale red.
foliage: New growth is deep purple.
fruit: Deep maroon, very small
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