Tree 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…
Tree 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…
Tree Malus × 'MR 454' [MR 454 Flowering Crabapple] The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'MR 454' has pink flowers that are white at the base of the petal. 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.
Tree Malus × 'Ormiston Roy' [Ormiston Roy Flowering Crabapple] The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Ormiston Roy' is an annual bloomer that is resistant to Japanese beetles, slightly susceptible to apple scab, cedar-apple rust, and powdery mildew, and moderately susceptible to fireblight. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth.
Tree Malus 'Perfect Purple' [Perfect Purple Flowering Crabapple] The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Perfect Purple' is known for its stunning deep purple foliage and rose-colored blooms in the spring.
Tree Malus × 'Pink Beauty' [Pink Beauty Flowering Crabapple] The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Pink Beauty' is part of the Rosybloom series, but is uncommon in the nursery trade. It has moderate 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 × 'Prairie Maid' [Prairie Maid Flowering Crabapple] The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Prairie Maid' is a dense, rounded cultivar that has high apple scab resistance. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth.
Tree Malus × 'Prairifire' [Prairifire Flowering Crabapple] The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Prairifire' is an excellent cultivar that puts on a beautiful show of dark pinkish-red flowers every year. Quite resistant 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.
Tree Malus × 'Professor Sprenger' [Professor Sprenger Flowering Crabapple] The Flowering Crabapple is a popular small ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. 'Professor Sprenger' is a white-flowering cultivar that has good resistance to pests and diseases in general, although it can be slightly to moderately susceptible to fireblight and apple scab. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained heavy loam soils and full sun promote best growth.
Tree Malus prunifolia f. fastigiata [Columnar Plumleaf Flowering Crabapple] The Flowering Crabapple is a popular ornamental tree with an extremely showy flower display in the spring. This small tree has a fastigiate (columnar) form when young and produces fragrant, white flowers followed by red to yellow fruits. It is susceptible to scab and may be bothered by other common crabapple pests and diseases, such as fireblight, Japanese beetles, leaf spot, cedar-apple rust, and powdery mildew. Tends to flower and fruit in alternate years. Well-drained…
