Crabapple, Starlite
Crabapple, Starlite
Malus x 'Jeflite', a distinguished ornamental crabapple cultivar, emerges as a horticultural masterpiece of extraordinary botanical sophistication, flourishing across its robust Zone 4-7 hardiness range with unparalleled landscape elegance. This exceptional specimen achieves a commanding mature form of 20-25 feet in height and 15-20 feet in width, presenting a living canvas defined by its glossy dark green foliage that provides a lustrous, rich backdrop to its most dramatic features. The cultivar delivers a breathtaking spring performance with snow-white flowers that create a luminous, almost ethereal display, transforming the landscape into a vision of pure botanical brilliance. Complementing its pristine blossoms, the tree produces small yet vibrant candy apple red persistent fruit that adds a striking chromatic punctuation to its seasonal display, ensuring visual interest long after the flowering period concludes. Representing a pinnacle of crabapple breeding, 'Jeflite' offers landscape designers and gardening enthusiasts a versatile specimen that combines structural integrity, chromatic sophistication, and ecological functionality in a singularly impressive form that brings extraordinary depth, texture, and botanical refinement to curated landscape spaces.