![]() Crabapple fruits can be almost as decorative as the blossoms. For all their beauty, they are with us only a week or two each year. To begin with, think beyond just the blossoms. There are about 900 varieties on the market, and planting a crabapple is a decision that lasts for decades. First, however, put a little thought into which variety you plant. For questions and advice, contact the Extension's Horticulture Help Desk at 92.Crabapple branches drenched in white, pink or red blossoms are a strong enticement to go out and buy one of these trees. Vijai Pandian is horticultural agent/educator for Brown County University of Wisconsin-Extension. Molazam (Molten Lava): broadly weeping form, 14 feet tall, 20 feet wide, white flowers, bright red fruit. Manbeck Weeper (Anne E.): wide-spreading, horizontal weeper, 10-12 feet tall, 10-12 feet wide, white flowers, cherry-red fruit, persistent fruit, is difficult to find, but is one of the nicest crabs. ![]() Louisa: graceful weeper, 15 feet tall, 15 feet wide, pink flowers, fruit are yellow turning orange-brown, not showy or persistent. Weeping formĬoral Cascade: semi-weeping form, 15 feet tall, 20 feet wide, white flowers, coral fruit, persistent fruit. Prairie Maid: rounded to spreading form, 20 feet tall, 25 feet wide, burgundy-tinged leaves in spring, but is a watersprouter. Prairifire: upright, spreading to rounded form, 20 feet tall, 20 feet wide, slower growing, purple leaves become reddish-green. JFS-KW5 ( Royal Raindrops): upright, spreading form, 20 feet tall, 15 feet wide, cutleaf, purple leaves, orange-red fall color, persistent fruit. Malus sargentii Candymint :low, spreading, horizontal form, 10 feet tall, 15 feet wide, purple-tinted foliage becoming bronze-green. Pink or reddish flowers/red to purplish-red fruit Ormiston Roy: broad, rounded form, 20-25 feet tall, 25 feet wide, furrowed, orangish bark, yellow fruit with a rosy blush turn orange-brown after a hard frost. Lanzam (Lancelot): compact, upright, dense form, 8-10 feet tall, 8 feet wide, persistent fruit. White flowers/yellow fruitĬinzam (Cinderella): dwarf, rounded to upright form, 8 feet tall, 5 feet wide, persistent fruit.Įxcazam (Excalibur): upright form, 10 feet tall, 8-10 feet wide, good form. ![]() Tina: small, rounded, dwarf form, 5 feet tall, 6 feet wide, slow growing. Select A (Firebird): rounded, spreading form, 7 feet tall, 9 feet wide, persistent fruit, bears annually. Malus sargentii: Sargent crabapple, low, spreading form, 8 feet tall, 12 feet wide, alternate bearing, persistent fruit. ![]() Malus baccata: Jackii crabapple, hardy to zone 3, rounded form, 20 feet tall, 20 feet wide, glossy leaves. Sutyzam (Sugar Tyme): upright, spreading, oval form, 18 feet tall, 15 feet wide, persistent fruit. If you dislike the fruits of crabapples, consider a fruitless cultivar like ‘Spring Snow,’ but it is susceptible to scab disease.įollowing is the list of disease-resistant flowering crabapple cultivars referenced from UW-Extension fact sheet “Top Ornamental Crabapples for Wisconsin”: White flowers/red fruitĪdirondack: narrow, upright form, 18 feet tall, 10 feet wide, persistent fruit. Other desirable characteristics to take into consideration are the persistent small size fruits and the shape of its canopy (weeping, upright, oval, columnar, pyramidal). ![]() Some of the cultivars like Profusion, Snowdrift, Red Jade, Red Baron, Prairie, Harvest Gold and Birdland are highly susceptible to scab disease that causes significant leaf drop during the summer. When selecting a crabapple, always choose scab-resistant cultivars. ![]()
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