(Apple)

Malus, the genus of apples and crabapples, is made up of about 35 species of deciduous trees and shrubs. They are native to the north temperate regions of Asia, Europe and North America and grown for their appealing, often edible, fruit and pretty fragrant flowers. In temperate regions apple trees are landscape and orchard essentials.

The branched crowns of these medium to small trees can be oval, rounded or spreading. The oval or elliptical leaves are thin, green and alternate on the...

(Adams Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple)

An round-canopied small tree with many seasons of interest, ‘Adams’ covers itself with rosy pink flowers in spring, reddish green new leaves, large red fruits in late summer and orange-red fall foliage. This hybrid deciduous tree, introduced in 1947, has dark green, oval leaves that emerge with a red blush as the red flower buds open in mid-spring. The deep rose-pink flowers are fragrant and attract bees. In autumn the leaves turn a mottled mosaic of orange-red and green. The fruits are persistent...

(Adirondack Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple)

A narrow, upright small crabapple tree with dual seasons of interest, ‘Adirondack’ covers itself with pink flowers in spring, and oblong orange-red fruits from late summer to the winter solstice. This hybrid deciduous tree has dark green, oval leaves that emerge as the red flower buds open in mid-spring. The white flowers, tinged with red, are fragrant and attract bees. In autumn the leaves turn a mottled mosaic of green and yellow. The fruits are persistent on the tree into winter until birds eat...

(Almey Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple)

An old-fashioned crabapple selection, 'Almey' fills its branches in spring with red-pink flowers that have white bases. This hybrid deciduous tree has a spreading form with upright branches and purplish green oval leaves that emerge just after the flower buds in mid-spring. Bees pollinate the flowers, producing a crop of acorn-sized apples that mature to maroon by early autumn. The fall foliage is mottled, being green, yellow, orange and orange-red. Songbirds will rob the fruits for a meal, stripping...

(American Beauty Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple)

A heritage selection of crabapple, 'American Beauty' is magnificent in mid-spring with branches lined by pink-red blossoms. This old fashioned, hybrid deciduous tree has an upright shape and oval leaves that are green with a bronze cast. They emerge just after the flower buds, which are pink and arise all along the bare branches in mid-spring and open to double (extra petals), pink-red or magenta-and-pink flowers that are fragrant. Bees pollinate the flowers, producing a modest crop of small red...

(Southern Crabapple)

Malus, the genus of apples and crabapples, is made up of about 35 species of deciduous trees and shrubs. They are native to the north temperate regions of Asia, Europe and North America and grown for their appealing, often edible, fruit and pretty fragrant flowers. In temperate regions apple trees are landscape and orchard essentials.

The branched crowns of these medium to small trees can be oval, rounded or spreading. The oval or elliptical leaves are thin, green and alternate on the...

(Arnold Crabapple)

The fast-growing Arnold crabapple covers itself in mid-spring with a great profusion of red buds and light-pink flowers that eventually lighten to a pure white, also beautifully fragrant. This deciduous tree has a broad, spreading, densely-branched habit with downward curving branchlets. It is a hybrid created with the cross of two east Asian crabapples, Malus baccata and Malus floribunda.

The slender oval leaves are dark green with teeth on the edges. The springtime flowers...

(Carmine Crabapple)

The lovely, tried-and-true carmine crabapple covers itself in mid-spring with a great profusion of crimson buds that open to rose-pink flowers and produces small dark red fruits. This deciduous tree has a dense, rounded but slightly spreading canopy; aged branches interestingly display a contorted form. The upright-reaching branches have drooping branchlets. It's a hybrid created with the cross of two east Asian crabapples, Malus hallianaa and Malus sieboldii.

The slender oval...

(Siberian Crabapple)

Delicate and pretty with snowy white flowers in mid- to late spring, Siberian crabapple also bears showy red to yellow small fruits by late summer persisting into midwinter. This medium-sized deciduous tree is native to the mixed forests of the Himalayas northward across China and Mongolia into eastern Siberia. The bark is smooth and gray and its youngest branches are slender and curving. This tree often grows with multiple trunks.

In mid-spring the branches fill with copious amounts of light...

(Siberian Crabapple, Upright Siberian Crabapple)

Delicate and pretty with snowy white flowers in mid- to late spring, the columnar Siberian crabapple bears showy red-blushed yellow fruits by late summer persisting into midwinter. This medium-sized narrow but tall deciduous tree is native to the mixed forests of the Himalayas northward across China and Mongolia into eastern Siberia. The bark is smooth and gray-brown.

In mid-spring the branches fill with copious amounts of light pink flower buds. The buds open to white, extremely fragrant flowers...