| Common Name: |
Crabapple |
| Botanical
Name: |
Malus |
| Type: |
Deciduous Tree |
| Growth Rate: |
Average |
| Soil
Preference: |
Moist, well-drained soil on
the acidic side. Low salt tolerance. Tolerates moderate drought. |
| Light
Requirements: |
Full Sun |
| Attributes: |
Fragrant/attractive flowers;
persistent attractive fruits |
| Pests: |
Aphids, fall webworm, scale, mites, tent
caterpillar |
| Diseases: |
Scab, powdery mildew, rust, several canker
diseases, frog-eye leaf spot, fire blight diseases. |
| Care: |
Do not over-fertilize since this could increase
the incidence of disease and will cause excess sprouting. Select only from
disease-resistant cultivars.
Planting Instructions: Trees
& Shrubs
Water & Fertilizer Schedule |
| Varieties: |
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Malus baccata 'Jackii'
Jack's Siberian Crabapple
zones
|
| Description:
White fragrant flowers appear in spring. Deep red fruits in late
summer persist into winter. Excellent disease resistance. Jackii
grows in moist, well-drained, acid soil in full sun locations for best
flowering and disease resistance. It is not extremely drought tolerant and
not really adapted to alkaline soil. |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
20' |
| Spread: |
20' |
|
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Malus x 'Coralburst'
Coralburst Flowering Crabapple
zones
|
| Description:
Coral pink buds open to small, double, rose-pink flowers. High
disease resistance. Available in standard form. |
| Bloom Color: |
Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
6-8' |
| Spread: |
6-8' |
|
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Malus x 'Lollipop' (Lollizam)
Lollipop White Flowering Crabapple
zones
|
 Description:
White flowers in spring are followed by golden amber fruits. A definite
eye-catcher with it's neat and tidy form resembling a lollipop top.
Miniature golden amber fruits. A Streamlined Care Free Maintenance™ tree,
requiring little or no pruning or trimming to maintain its naturally
symmetrical form. Available in standard form. |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
8-10' |
| Spread: |
8-10' |
|
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Malus x 'Louisa'
Weeping Flowering Crabapple
zones
|
 Description:
Very nice pink flowering Crabapple with dark green, glossy foliage and an
elegant weeping form. Excellent disease resistance. |
| Bloom Color: |
Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
10-15' |
| Spread: |
10-15' |
|
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Malus x 'Prairfire'
Prairifire Flowering Crabapple
zones
|
| Description: Red
buds open to dark pinkish-red flowers. Upright form when young, later
rounded. New growth is reddish-maroon maturing to dark green.
Attractive edible fruits persist into winter. Highly resistant to
apple scab. |
| Bloom Color: |
Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Dark Green |
| Height: |
15-20' |
| Spread: |
15-20' |
|
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Thank you to Lake County Nursery for image use
|
Malus x 'Show Time'
Show Time White Flowering Crabapple
zones 3-8
|
|
Description: According to the Ohio State
University, this is a great replacement for Prairifire. Showtime is an
excellent upright, pyramidal grower that is disease free. The foliage
is dark green with a red overcast, fuchsia-red spring flowers are followed
by cherry red fruits in late summer and fall. |
| Bloom Color: |
Fuchsia |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Dark Green w/red overcast |
| Height: |
10-15' |
| Spread: |
10-15' |
|
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Malus x 'Sugar Tyme' (Sutyzam)
Sugar Tyme White Flowering Crabapple
zones
|
 Description:
Pale pink buds open to sugar white fragrant flowers in abundance in spring.
Red fruits in summer persist into winter. Heavy
fruiting. Highly resistant to apple scab. A Care Free
Maintenance™ tree, requiring little or no maintenance to maintain its form
and beauty. Recommended for street tree planting under utility lines. |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
15-20' |
| Spread: |
12-15' |
