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Malus × 'Purple Prince'

[Purple Prince Flowering Crabapple]

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, cedar-apple rust, and powdery mildew). Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth.

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Malus × purpurea 'Lemoinei'

[Lemoine Flowering Crabapple]

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 and full sun promote best growth. May look quite ragged at the end of the summer.

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Malus × 'Radiant'

[Radiant Flowering Crabapple]

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 promote best growth. Many tend to look quite ragged by the end of the summer.

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Malus × 'Red Silver'

[Red Silver Flowering Crabapple]

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 alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth.

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Malus × 'Robinson'

[Robinson Flowering Crabapple]

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 (such as fireblight, Japanese beetles, leaf spot, cedar-apple rust, and powdery mildew). Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years.…

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Malus × 'Royalty'

[Royalty Flowering Crabapple]

The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Royalty' is an annual bloomer that has deep reddish-pink flowers and handsome dark purple foliage. This cultivar is highly susceptible to apple scab and fireblight. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth. May look ragged at the end of the summer.

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Malus sargentii

[Sargent Crabapple]

The smallest of all Malus species, almost a shrub. Strongly horizontal branching. Tends to be apomictic (seeds develop without fertilization), so is usually very uniform from seed (i.e. clonal). Sometimes flowers and fruits in alternate years. Susceptible to apple scab disease. May require pruning of wayward and crossing branches to maintain a nice form.

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Malus sargentii 'Candymint Sargent'

[Candymint Sargent Crabapple]

'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, but is highly Japanese beetle resistant. May require pruning of wayward and crossing branches to maintain a nice form.

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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.

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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,…

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