We love them in spring, when they are clothed in pink blooms, but in fall, a crab apple really shines. On a chilly autumn morning, the sight of a crab apple full of fruit offers us ornament and ...

Check. Fruit for the birds? Check. A flowering crab apple checks all the boxes. “They really are stunning trees,” said Julie Janoski, manager of the Plant Clinic at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle.

Ask a Master Gardener: Scab hits Northland crab apple trees The wet spring and early summer were the perfect conditions for the fungus.

What: The great plant breeder Donald Egolf selected this flowering crabapple at the National Arboretum. Malus “Adirondack” is consistently rated high across the country as being a superior ...

A new Facebook group called “Plant a Tree for Melissa and Mark” is encouraging Minnesotans to plant a tree this summer to ...

Q: I noticed my 35-year-old crab apple tree has some branches in bloom. I have never seen this before! Could it be the warm temperatures we have been having but then again, only this one branch? Ma… ...

Fall is a good time to plant a tree if you can get it in the ground in the next few weeks. The Arboretum’s Tree and Plant Finder can help you choose a crab apple variety that suits your taste ...

Take out crab apples affected by disease, and plant 'Golden Raindrops' or one of the other disease-resistant crab apples listed by the Washington State University Mount Vernon Fruit Horticulture ...

Identifying a groundcover plant, crabapple that attracts ‘feeding frenzy’ of birds, and controlling buckthorn "Fielding Questions" columnist Don Kinzler explains why an ornamental tree in a ...

If you've been researching the best trees to plant close to a house and which ones to avoid, you're not alone; a little slice of nature right outside your window, adding shade in summer (and colour in ...

Since apple trees cannot self-pollinate, the pollen from other apple varieties is necessary for fruit to grow. Orchard owners often plant crab apple trees amongst high-value apples such as Honeycrisp, ...