Plants

Malus ionensis

[Prairie Crabapple]

Apples are not quite edible when raw due to the high amounts of pectin causing a bitter taste. Although the high amount of pectin makes the fruit good for jellies or jams.

Malus × 'JFS-KW5' [sold as Royal Raindrops®]

[Royal Raindrops® Flowering Crabapple]

Malus × 'Johnnie Appleseed'

[Johnnie Appleseed Flowering Crabapple]

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Johnnie Appleseed' has pink-blushed white flowers. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth. Can be susceptible to many pests and diseases, including apple scab, fireblight, Japanese beetles, leaf spot, cedar-apple rust, and powdery mildew. May look ragged at the end of the summer.

Malus × 'Katherine'

[Katherine Flowering Crabapple]

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Katherine' has excellent white double blossoms, but is susceptible 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.

Malus × 'Lanzam' [sold as Lancelot™]

[Lancelot Flowering Crabapple]

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Lanzam', frequently sold under the name Lancelot, is a highly disease resistant, dwarf variant that has white flowers and persistent golden fruits. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth.

Malus × 'Liset'

[Liset Flowering Crabapple]

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Liset' has deep pinkish-red flowers and dark purple-green foliage. This cultivar is highly resistant to apple scab and has slight susceptibility to fireblight and moderate susceptibility to powdery mildew. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth.

Malus × 'Louisa'

[Louisa Flowering Crabapple]

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Louisa' is a weeping cultivar and annual bloomer. It has good overall pest and disease resistance, but is somewhat susceptible to apple scab. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth.

Malus × 'Makamik'

[Makamik Flowering Crabapple]

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Makamik' is a larger cultivar that has large (2" across) purple-red flowers and bronze-tinged foliage. It has high resistance to apple scab, but severe susceptibility to powdery mildew, and slight susceptibility to fireblight. 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…

Malus × 'Mary Potter'

[Mary Potter Flowering Crabapple]

'Mary Potter' has white flowers and a handsome dense, mounded habit with low, broad-spreading branches. This cultivar is resistant to Japanese beetles, but is susceptible to apple scab, fireblight, leaf spot, and powdery mildew. The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth. May look ragged at the…

Malus × 'Mazam' [sold as Madonna®]

[Madonna Flowering Crabapple]

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Mazam', often sold under the name Madonna, is an early blooming variant that produces fragrant, double, white blossoms that last longer than the flowers of most other crabapples. It is susceptible to apple scab, but has good resistance to Japanese beetles. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote…