Bright red crabapples growing in clusters surrounded by green leaves growing on branch of a crabapple tree - Helen Reid/Getty Images What's the difference between a crabapple tree and an apple tree?

When the late Melvin Bergeson, longtime Fertile, Minn., nursery man, introduced the Red Splendor flowering crabapple back in 1948, little did he know what impact it would have on the region. Today, ...

In May, medium-tall trees bear prolific small blooms of various shades of white, red and pink that elicit a smile even from the crabbiest of humans. They’re called crabapple trees, and they’re easy to ...

Crabapples don’t have much of a following in the Northwest — yet. Extend the tree-blooming season with these varieties. We are blessed with an extended parade of flowering trees in the Northwest.

A crabapple (Malus sylvestris) is defined as an apple that at maturity is less than two inches in diameter. This deciduous tree is typically found growing in the wild in wooded areas containing oak ...

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A reader in southeastern New Hampshire recently sent me a picture of the base of his crabapple tree wondering what might have happened to it.

RICHMOND — The dolgo crab apple tree wakes up early — several days before our other apple trees stir from their long winter’s nap. And it blooms full, white from a distance, touched with pink up close ...

Q. I enjoy the Plant Medic column. Do you have any knowledge about the sad condition of crabapple trees in the Allen County area? Is there a blight going amongst them? A. Crabapples are native to both ...