Crabapple
- Botanical Name
- Malus species
- Hardiness
- Zones 4 to 7
- Height
- 10 to 30 feet
- Width
- Variable with species and cultivar
- Flowers
- Spring: white, pinks, reds, purplish-red; fragrant
- Fruit
- Less than 2" pome; yellow, orange-red, red, purple-red
- Fall Color
- Yellow
- Light
- Full sun (best)
- Soil
- Adaptable
- Planting & Care
- Plant only disease resistant cultivars
- Prune suckers
- Flowers are edible and have a floral or sour taste
- Problems
- Fireblight, scab, rust
- Varieties
- Firebird - 8x8', excellent disease resistance, white flowers
- Louisa - 15x15', umbrella shaped weeping form, pink flowers, highly disease resistant, yellow fruit with red blush
- Purple Prince - 20x20', excellent disease resistance, rose-red flowers, purple-blue fruit, foliage emerges purple and matures to green
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