The red buds of Strawberry Parfait® crabapple open to pink flowers with red margins, followed by red fruit in the fall. Its foliage emerges reddish purple in the spring and matures to dark green as the season progresses. This cultivar is reported to have excellent disease resistance.

Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for one to two weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants almost year round. They are actively hybridized for flower color, leaf color, fruit size/color, shape and, most importantly, disease resistance. Crabapple fruits are usually not eaten by humans but are beloved by birds. Most crabapples benefit from modest amounts of pruning to eliminate water sprouts and improve airflow.