From compact forms to weeping shapes, crabapple trees offer vibrant foliage and fruit into the winter.
Bonus: Their fruit makes jellies.
Crabapple trees light up spring landscapes with their fragrant blooms.
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The springtime show is followed by jewel-like fruit that attracts birds and adds pretty fall color.
In addition, crabapple trees (Malusspp.)
have gooddisease resistancewhen planted in a sunny spot.
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Adams
Add some rosy color to your landscape with Adams floweringcrabapple.
Small, glossy, red crabapples with blood-red pulp follow its abundant semi-double deep pink blooms.
The fruit matures in the fall, persists in the winter, andattracts birds.
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This trees green leaves also have reddish tints in spring, turning orange and red in the fall.
In addition, this variety hasgood resistanceto the major diseases that can affect crabapples.
Its blooms develop into abundant orange-red fruits that hang on into early winter.
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Adirondacks leaves are green most of the year before turning yellow in fall.
The Adirondack is a perfect addition tosmall-space landscapes.
The relatively upright form of this crabapple is ideal as a hedge or an espalier.
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The tree blooms in midspring with single white fragrant flowers.
Its leaves emerge green but transform into vibrantautumn shadesof yellow, orange, and red.
‘Calloway’ crabapples are perfect for making flavorful sauce and tart jelly, and theyre great for canning.
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Take a look at the dwarf Cinderella (MalusCinzam).
Its a compact plant with densely packed white blooms and golden yellow fruits.
Its green foliage turns golden yellow in autumn.
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This lollipop-shapeddwarf treefits beautifully in a front bed with smaller shrubs or perennials.
It also thrives in a container on a patio or deck.
The trees shape makes it a good small shade tree and an attractive flowering and fruiting ornamental plant.
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Its foliage is glossy dark green and turns yellow in autumn.
If left unpruned, its branches drape to the ground.
The tree has excellent scab resistance and good resistance to fire blight, cedar-apple rust, and powdery mildew.
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The flowers are followed by masses of purplish-red fruits that attract birds.
The trees leaves emerge purplish, mature to bronzy green, and develop a yellow-orange glow in autumn.
The fruits remain on the tree until the following spring in mild-winter areas.
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This varietys green foliage turns yellow in fall.
Thetrees shaperemains fairly narrow, so its a good choice forsmaller yards.
The tree also has good disease resistance, but occasional fire blight or powdery mildew may develop.
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Its leaves emerge purple but turn bronze-green as they mature, then take on bright orange fall color.
Apple scab, fire blight, cedar-apple rust, and powdery mildew rarely affect this trees foliage.
Its unique deep purple cut-leaf foliage in the summer is an outstanding ornamental feature.
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In autumn, the foliage turns a mix of orange, scarlet, bronze, and purple.
Thissmall treesstrong branching pattern and dense canopy hold up well in windy sites.
The fragrant blooms are followed by orange-red fruits that hang on the tree well into fall.
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The tree has glossy green leaves in summer and reliably provides muted yellow fall color.
Occasional fire blight and scab can affect it.
Its dark green leaves develop muted fall colors of mottled green, yellow, and orange.
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Its no wonder this disease-resistant tree looks spectacular all year long.
The amount of upkeep for trees varies based on their jot down.
Vaughn, Stephanie.Cranapples in the Landscape.Extension Utah State University.
