Stunning spring blooms? Check. Tree that fits in small yards? Check. Fruit for the birds? Check. A flowering crab apple checks all the boxes. “They really are stunning trees,” said Julie Janoski, ...

Crab apple trees (malus species) are closely related to apple trees, but with smaller, edible fruits. Many homeowners remember crab apple trees as messy and would never consider planting one in the ...

Crab apple trees are hardier than a cherry tree and the blossom lasts longer in our harsher climate, too. Every winter we watch the buds swelling, then suddenly in late August the first pink and white ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Apple growers want to get the most out of their high-value cultivars, and a Purdue University study shows they might want to focus on the types of apples they plant near those ...

ASPEN, Colorado – Downtown crab apple trees will produce fruit after all. The city’s plan to spray the blossoms this spring to prevent the bear-enticing apples from forming was scrapped. The spraying ...

Pausing under a crab apple tree in full bloom is like standing beneath a living, breathing, buzzing firmament — one that happens to be pink (or white, coral or rose). Hundreds or even thousands of ...

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?

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Crab apples may be small, but they have kick. Often thought of as an ornamental tree with beautiful spring blossoms, the fruit today is an overlooked and underrated apple. One of the first apples ...

Q. For as long as I can remember, the crab apple tree in my backyard has developed spots on the leaves. Most years, the infected leaves fall off in summer. Some years, I sprayed a preventive fungicide ...