Tree Malus × arnoldiana [Arnold Flowering Crabapple] 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 and full sun promote best growth. May look ragged at the end of the summer.
Tree Malus × atrosanguinea [Carmine Flowering Crabapple] 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.
Tree Malus baccata 'Columnaris' [Columnar Siberian Flowering Crabapple] The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. This columnar cultivar is resistant to scab, but is highly susceptible to fireblight. The use of this tree is discouraged, as it has such a high susceptibility to fireblight. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth. Many tend to look ragged at the end of the…
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…
