Tree Malus × 'Selkirk' [Selkirk Flowering Crabapple] The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Selkirk' has single to semi-double rose-colored flowers and extremely glossy purple-red fruits. This cultivar has slight susceptibility to apple scab, fireblight, cedar-apple rust, and powdery mildew. Can flower and fruit annually or alternately. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth. May look ragged at the end of the summer.
Tree Malus × 'Silver Moon' [Silver Moon Flowering Crabapple] 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 Japanese beetles. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years.…
Tree Malus × 'Simpson 6-48' [Simpson 6-48 Flowering Crabapple] The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Simpson 6-48' is a pink-flowering hybrid developed by Simpson Orchard Co., Inc. in Vincennes, IN. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth. Can be susceptible to certain pests and diseases, such as apple scab, fireblight, Japanese beetles, leaf spot, cedar-apple rust, and powdery mildew. May look ragged at the end of the summer.
Tree Malus × 'Snowdrift' [Snowdrift Flowering Crabapple] 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 sun promote best growth. May look ragged by the end of the summer.
Tree Malus × 'Spring Snow' [Spring Snow Flowering Crabapple] The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Spring Snow' produces white flowers and little to no fruits. This cultivar is very susceptible to apple scab and slightly susceptible to fireblight and cedar-apple rust. Tends to flower 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 × sublobata [Cashmere Flowering Crabapple] 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 and full sun promote best growth. Can be susceptible to many pests and diseases, including apple scab, fireblight, Japanese beetles,…
Tree Malus × 'Sutyzam' [sold as Sugar Tyme®] [Sugar Tyme Flowering Crabapple] The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Sutyzam', frequently sold under the name of Sugar Tyme, is a vigorous, annual bloomer that produces an abundance of white, fragrant flowers followed by numerous, persistent red fruits. This cultivar has generally good pest and disease resistance, although some fireblight susceptibility has been reported. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth.
Tree Malus × 'Van Eseltine' [Van Eseltine Flowering Crabapple] The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Van Eseltine' is a vase-shaped tree with large, double, pink flowers. This cultivar has severe susceptibility to apple scab and fireblight. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth. May look quite ragged at the end of the summer.
Tree Malus × 'Winter Gold' [Winter Gold Flowering Crabapple] The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Winter Gold' produces white flowers and an abundance of persistent golden fruits that can last through February. This cultivar is slightly susceptible to apple scab and powdery mildew and slightly to moderate susceptible to fireblight. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth.
Tree Malus × zumi 'Calocarpa' [Calocarpa Redbud Flowering Crabapple] The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. Malus x zumi 'Calocarpa' is an annual (sometimes alternate) bloomer that has red buds opening to fragrant pale pink or white. Flowers are followed by numerous, persistent, bright red fruits. This plant has slight susceptibility to apple scab, powdery mildew, and cedar-apple rust, and is highly susceptible to fireblight. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote…
