Which trees and shrubs have colorful fruit in winter?
Which trees and shrubs have colorful fruit in winter?
The drab winter landscape can be brightened with several trees and shrubs with colorful, persistent fruit.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Fruit Color |
|---|---|---|
| Small Trees | ||
| David Crabapple | Malus 'David' | Red |
| Donald Wyman Crabapple | Malus 'Donald Wyman' | Red |
| Mary Potter Crabapple | Malus 'Mary Potter' | Red |
| Red Jewel™ Crabapple | Malus 'Jewelcole' | Red |
| Sugar Tyme® Crabapple | Malus 'Sutyzam' | Red |
| Indian Magic Crabapple | Malus ‘Indian Magic' | Reddish Orange |
| Professor Sprenger Crabapple | Malus ‘Professor Sprenger' | Reddish Orange |
| Snowdrift Crabapple | Malus 'Snowdrift’ | Reddish Orange |
| Golden Raindrops® Crabapple | Malus 'Schmidtcutleaf' | Yellow to Gold |
| Harvest Gold® Crabapple | Malus 'Hargozam' | Yellow to Gold |
| Washington hawthorn | Crataegus phaenopyrum | Red |
| Winter King hawthorn | Crataegus viridis ‘Winter King’ | Red |
| Shrubs | ||
| red chokeberry | Aronia arbutifolia | Red |
| cranberry cotoneaster | Cotoneaster apiculatus | Red |
| winterberry | Ilex verticillata | Red |
| Meserve hybrid hollies | Ilex ×meserveae | Red |
| American cranberrybush viburnum | Viburnum trilobum | Red |
| Snowberry | Symphoricarpos albus | White to pinkish white |
| Coralberry | Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Purplish-Red |
The colorful fruit displays produced by the previously mentioned trees and shrubs usually doesn’t persist throughout the winter. Very cold temperatures in winter eventually cause many of the fruit to turn reddish brown or black. Hungry birds and squirrels may also devour the fruit. However, the fruit displays in late fall and early winter can be spectacular.
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