Why Plant Ruby Tears Flowering Crabapple?
Ruby Tears™ is an exciting new Crabapple tree with a dramatic broadly weeping habit, burgundy-flushed spring foliage, and raspberry-pink blossoms that fade to a soft pink. But wait—there’s more! We almost forgot the ruby-red crabapple fruits that give this tree its name and bring the songbirds to your yard each winter. Ruby Tears™ also boasts excellent resistance to the diseases that plague many of the older Crabapples from your grandmother’s time (sorry, Grandma). Plant this flashy ornamental tree front-and-center in your front yard or around back where you can enjoy it from your deck or patio in all seasons. Ruby Tears TM popped up one day in 2004 in the trial gardens at the Fort Wayne, Indiana nursery of Michael and Jon Koeneman. Looking around, it appeared the most likely suspects to have fathered/mothered the foundling were ‘Prairiefire’ and ‘Louisa.’ The new plant had the purplish young foliage of Prairiefire, but the weeping shape of Louisa. The Koenemans enlisted the help of Bailey Nurseries, a wholesale grower based in Minnesota, to help in the propagation and marketing of the lucky find, and together they got the plant into production.
How to use Ruby Tears Flowering Crabapple in the landscape?
A new weeping Crabapple variety! Bright green foliage turns to shades of deep red and burgundy, quite a contrast to the dark pink flowers in spring. Small dark red crabapples appear in fall which are rather tasty to your feathered friends - you may want to plant this near birdhouses and feeders! This Ruby Tears doesn't get too big making it perfect for smaller gardens or narrow spaces.
How To Plant Ruby Tears Flowering Crabapple
Flowering Crabapples grow well in a wide range of soil conditions and should be planted in a sunny area of your yard; they can tolerate very light shade as well. As with all trees, keep your newly planted Crabapple watered. Don’t keep the soil too wet, however, moist soil is fine. Crabapples also like fertilizer, the more you give them – the more they grow. Once a year apply a simple tree fertilizer during fall to help promote new growth and flowers for the following season. Pruning Flowering Crabapples is fairly easy. Prune branches after your Crabapple is done flowering and cut off any suckers around the base of your tree whenever they appear.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
