
First Editions® Gladiator™ Crabapple
Malus x dstringens ‘Durleo’
Gladiator™ is an excellent ornamental tree with a profusion of bright pink flowers followed by small reddish-purple fruit on a stately, upright crown. Glossy bronze-purple leaves look lush all growing season long. Ideal ornamental tree for space-challenged sites including under power lines, as a small, boulevard tree or planted in a row for a screen. High disease resistance. Open pollinated seedling selection of Royalty.
Sun / Shade Ratio
Shade Tolerance
Sun Tolerance
Attributes
SHAPE |
Upright | |
FOLIAGE |
Bronze-Purple | |
FALL FOLIAGE |
Purple | |
MINIMUM HEIGHT |
20 |
Feet |
MAXIMUM HEIGHT |
20 |
Feet |
MINIMUM SPREAD |
9 |
Feet |
MAXIMUM SPREAD |
9 |
Feet |
HARDINESS ZONES |
2, 8 |