The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Ellen Gerhart' is a cultivar that has single to semi-double blossoms, but it is not suggested for use in the landscape due to its severe susceptibility to apple scab. However, it has generally good resistance to other […]
‘Candymint Sargent’ has strongly horizontal branching, even more so than the straight species. Sargent Crabapples are the smallest of all Malus species, almost a shrub. Tends to be apomictic (seeds develop without fertilization), so is usually very uniform from seed (i.e. clonal). Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Susceptible to apple scab disease, […]
The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Cardinal' is a disease resistant cultivar with lustrous purplish-red foliage and becomes flat-topped at maturity. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth. […]
The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. This variant, introduced by the Arnold Arboretum in 1892, is not suggested for use in the landscape, as it has severe susceptibility to apple scab. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils […]
The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. ‘Centzam’, frequently sold as Centurion, is a vigorous variant that produces pink flowers and persistent, glossy, bright red fruits. It is generally quite pest and disease resistant, but some apple scab susceptibility has been reported. Tends to […]
The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Coralcole', frequently sold as Coralburst, is a dense, rounded, dwarf variant with coral-pink flower buds that open to pale rose-pink double flowers. It is slightly to moderately susceptible to apple scab, but generally resistant to other pests […]
The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. Malus x arnoldia has large, fragrant bright pink flowers with white centers followed by red-blushed yellow crabapples. Can flower and fruit annually or alternately. This species is susceptible to apple scab and fireblight. Well-drained heavy loam soils […]
The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. Malus x atrosanguinea is dense, compact, and mounded and annually produces pink flowers. It has excellent apple scab resistance, but can be susceptible to fireblight. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth. […]
The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Branzam', commonly sold as Brandywine, is a vigorous variant that produces an abundance of fragrant, double pink flowers and large yellowish-green, edible fruits that can be used in jellies. It is moderately susceptible to apple scab and […]
The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Canary' is a vigorous cultivar with an excellent yellow fruit set. It has slight susceptibility to apple scab. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth. May […]
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