Malus × ‘Silver Moon’

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Silver Moon' is a late flowering crabapple that produces pink-tinged white blooms once the tree is fully leafed out. This cultivar has moderate to good resistance to apple scab, severe susceptibility to fireblight, and strong resistance to […]

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Malus × ‘Snowdrift’

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. ‘Snowdrift’ is a vigorous selection that is covered with numerous white blossoms in the spring, which are then followed by attractive orange-red crabapple fruits. Susceptible to apple scab and fire blight. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full […]

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Malus × ‘Red Silver’

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Red Silver' has pink flowers, purplish-red fruits, and purple foliage. This cultivar is extremely susceptible to apple scab and will be quite ragged, even completely defoliated, by mid to late summer. Tends to flower and fruit in […]

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Malus × ‘Red Splendor’

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Red Splendor' has rose-pink flowers followed by persistent red fruits. This cultivar is susceptible to apple scab, fireblight, and powdery mildew. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote […]

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Malus × ‘Robinson’

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Robinson' has deep pink flowers, red fruits (which may be used in jellies), and red-bronze foliage. This cultivar has some susceptibility to apple scab, but relatively good resistance to other pests and diseases that commonly affect crabapples […]

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Malus × ‘Royal Ruby’

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Royal Ruby' is a vigorous cultivar that produces beautiful double, rose-pink flowers every year. However, it is severely susceptible to apple scab and may look quite ragged by the end of the summer. Well-drained heavy loam soils […]

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Malus prunifolia f. fastigiata

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. This small tree has a fastigiate (columnar) form when young and produces fragrant, white flowers followed by red to yellow fruits. It is susceptible to scab and may be bothered by other common crabapple pests and diseases, such […]

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Malus × ‘Purple Prince’

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Purple Prince' is an annual bloomer with purplish-pink flowers followed by purple to maroon fruits. This cultivar has overall good resistance to the pests and diseases that commonly affect crabapples (apple scab, fireblight, Japanese beetles, leaf spot, […]

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Malus × purpurea ‘Lemoinei’

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. Malus x purpurea 'Lemoine' is a dense tree and annual bloomer that produces large, red to pink single to semi-double flowers and purple-red fruits. It is highly susceptible to apple scab and fireblight. Well-drained heavy loam soils […]

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Malus × ‘Radiant’

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Radiant' produces beautiful, deep pink flowers every year. It is extremely susceptible to apple scab and powdery mildew, although it has good to moderate resistance against fireblight and cedar-apple rust. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun […]

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