Tree Malus × [Flowering Crabapple] The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. There are hundreds of types of crabapples available, and more being cultivated every day. Flowers can range from white to pink to purple to red and are followed by small pome fruits (crabapples) that can be red, yellow, orange, purple, or green. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun…
Tree Malus × 'Almey' [Almey Flowering Crabapple] 'Almey' is from the Rosybloom series and decades ago was once a popular Flowering Crabapple for its showy flower display in the spring. However, the use of 'Almey' is now discouraged, due to its high susceptibility to a number of pests and diseases that affect crabapples, such as fireblight, Japanese beetles, leaf spot, cedar-apple rust, and powdery mildew, but especially apple scab. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and…
Tree Malus × 'Branzam' [sold as Brandywine®] [Brandywine Flowering Crabapple] 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 severely susceptible to cedar-apple rust, but has high resistance to Japanese beetles. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years.…
Tree Malus × 'Canary' [Canary Flowering Crabapple] 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 look ragged at the end of the summer.
Tree Malus × 'Cardinal' [Cardinal Flowering Crabapple] 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.
Tree Malus × 'Centzam' [sold as Centurion®] [Centurion Flowering Crabapple] 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 flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth.
Shrub/Tree Malus × 'Coralcole' [sold as Coralburst™] [Coralburst Flowering Crabapple] 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 and diseases that can affect crabapples, such as fireblight, cedar-apple rust, and powdery mildew. Tends to flower and fruit in…
Tree Malus × 'David' [David Flowering Crabapple] The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'David' is an early blooming, rounded cultivar that is resistant to apple scab, powdery mildew, and Japanese beetles, but has slight susceptibility to fireblight. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth.
Tree Malus × 'Dolgo' [Dolgo Flowering Crabapple] The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Dolgo' is a large, vigorous, early blooming cultivar that is resistant to many crabapple diseases, but is slightly susceptible to apple scab, fireblight, and leaf spot. Fruits are edible and can be used in jellies, but they also attract birds. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best…
