decided to look into the tag on the second one i got roadside (was pencil thick) called purple crabapple
and i think it is the purple prince crabapple species. the first one could be from a number
or malus where i found it, so it will be fun to see what it brings. not too serious about these as of now btw, just fun to grow
i wont rule out some wire for these when i work on them in the future, but well see, might just hardcut branches to nubs and continue my non wire run
purple prince from the net