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Emerald Spire® Columnar Crabapple

An outstanding compact, columnar crabapple with disease-resistant, copper-green foliage, large pink flowers in spring and sparse red fruit in fall. ____________________________________________________________________________ Botanical Name: Malus x ‘Jefgreen’ ____________________________________________________________________________ Family: Rosaceae ____________________________________________________________________________ Common Name: Emerald Spire® Columnar Crabapple ____________________________________________________________________________ Origin: A open-pollinated seedling of T4 Crabapple believed to have ‘Selkirk’ as the male parent. T4 Crabapple arose from the cross Wijcik x Thunderchild made by Dr. David Lane of Summerland Research Station. ____________________________________________________________________________ Hardiness: Zone 2 (Canadian and USDA) ____________________________________________________________________________ Growth Rate: A slow-growing small tree. Mature size of 15’ (5 m) x 6’ (2 m). ____________________________________________________________________________ Description: Emerald Spire® has a columnar tree form, and grows more slowly compared to the ornamental crabapple cultivars currently on the market today. It produces a lower number of flowers and fewer fruit. Its disease-free foliage is outstanding throughout the growing season. ____________________________________________________________________________ Culture: Grows best in full sunlight or partial shade. Prefers well drained, medium textured soils with adequate moisture. ____________________________________________________________________________ Pest and Disease: No specific problems. Excellent foliar resistance to apple scab. ____________________________________________________________________________ Landscape Value: The most notable characteristics of Emerald Spire are its disease-free foliage and dwarf, columnar habit. It serves as an ideal accent tree or summer privacy screen. ____________________________________________________________________________ Propagation: Budding on Crabapple. CVI budwood of Emerald Spire® Crabapple is available. Propagation by softwood cuttings may also prove successful. ____________________________________________________________________________ Sales Potential: Emerald Spire® Crabapple is a significant addition to the prairie landscape. It has shown good winter hardiness and solid disease resistance in Manitoba for the last 5 years. ____________________________________________________________________________ Production: Propagation of Emerald Spire® is not open to other growers at the present time. JNL Royalty of $1.50 per plant. CPBRAF, USPPAF ____________________________________________________________________________

For additional information about Emerald Spire® Crabapple, contact:

Jeffries Nurseries Ltd. P.O. Box 402, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba R1N 3B7

Phone: (204) 857-5288 Fax: (204) 857-2877 www.jeffriesnurseries.com © Jeffries Nurseries Ltd., 2012

The latest edition in the towering Spire® series Emerald Spire® offers a unique columnar growth habit for flowering

crabapples in today’s compact landscapes. This exciting new cultivar also features attractive pink spring flowers and outstanding foliar resistance to apple scab. A durable and colourful privacy screen!

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Dazzling Dazzling spring spring

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Disease resistant Disease resistant foliagefoliage

Colourful Colourful fruit on fruit on short spursshort spurs

Unique Unique columnar columnar

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