‘Crimson Cascade’ Purple Crabapple Tree

‘Crimson Cascade’ is a crabapple with some serious ornamental firepower. The tree’s delicately weeping boughs are adorned with purple-tinged green leaves in the spring, which go on to develop attractive bronze and copper hues come autumn. Alongside the fabulous foliage, this tree also produces elegant crimson-to-magenta blossoms in spring, as well as dusky purple crabapples (which are loved by birds) from late summer, often persisting for several months. Perfect for medium-sized gardens, growing to just four-and-a-half metres tall, this cultivar is the very definition of a feature tree. Offering genuine year-round interest (the weeping branches look incredibly graceful when bare in winter) and an easygoing nature, few trees come close to this pink and purple powerhouse. Use your harvest of crabapples to make a homemade jelly, which you can then spread on buttered toast, serve with cheese and cold meats or offer up alongside roast pork. Crabapple trees have been recognised by the RHS with its Plants for Pollinators designation, indicating its benefits to pollinating insects like butterflies and bees.