| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 25 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 20 feet |
| Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous Broadleaf |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Red fruit |
| Fruiting Time: | Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Pink Red Other: Depending on growing conditions there may be some purple tones, as implied by the common name, Purple Flowering Crab |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Flowering Tree |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Cooked |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | K (Potassium) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
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