Flower Crabapples: A Baker's Dozen
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Article by: William Henry Plant 'em if you've got 'em. If you don't have 'em, get 'em. They are not referred to as "Jewel of the Landscape" by accident. Those wonderful ornamental flowering , Tips for Planting Flower Bulbs crabapples offer a distinct landscape , Summer Gardening Tips feature for every single season, , The Zoo-Doo Man - Or How to Make the Best Compost in the World! are easy to grow, , Tips For a Long Lasting Amaryllis generally require little maintenance and somewhere at a local , What to Feed Your Fish During Colder Winter Months nursery or garden , How to Find and Work With a Porch Swing Contractor To Install the Porch Swing of Your Dreams center there is one with your name on it. First, let's chat a bit about crabapples. Both apples and crabapples are in the rose , Mow A Better Lawn, The Easy Way family (Rosaceae) and the genus, Malus. This is where size really matters. Trees , Wild Flower Garden - Make Amends...Your Plants Will Love It that produce fruit , Tips For a Long Lasting Amaryllis in excess of two inches in diameter are considered to be apples. Trees , Natural Garden Pest Control that produce fruit , The Zoo-Doo Man - Or How to Make the Best Compost in the World! two inches or less in size are considered crabapples. There are several wonderful varieties of crabapples such as Dolgo and Hopa that do produce fruit , Summer Gardening Tips large enough for nibbling on and which are more frequently used for making jelly. What we will be sharing in this article, however, is information , Industrial Blowers about a baker's dozen of my favorite ornamental crabapples. Here we go. 1. Malus 'Adams' (Adams Crabapple) has a rounded shape with a mature height of approximately 25' and spread of 20'. It is adorned with pink flowers, , Re-Potting Your Orchids orange to red fall , Feng Shui in the Garden color and ½" to 5/8" red fruit , Why Do Flowers Inspire Me So Much? which holds well into the winter. , The Beauty of Basil Considered hardy in zones 4-7, it also has good disease , Finding Garden Benches: Get the Perfect Look for Your Garden resistance. 2. Malus 'Indian Magic' (Indian Magic Crabapple) is somewhat vase shaped in form, with a height of 18' and spread that is similar. It has red buds , Why Do Flowers Inspire Me So Much? that open to deep pink flowers, , Why a Bed Should Look Bare When You First Plant It and has glossy orange to red ½" fruit , Italian Vegetable Seeds that persists all winter. , Vacation Proofing your Garden The foliage is dark green, , The Zoo-Doo Man - Or How to Make the Best Compost in the World! turning orange to reddish in the fall. , Organic Gardening This one is disease , Getting Rid of Garden Pests with Less Chemicals resistant and considered hardy in zones 4-7. 3. Malus 'Donald Wyman' (Donald Wyman Crabapple) exhibits a rounded form at maturity with a height and spread of approximately 20' each. It has large white flowers, , How to Buy a Porch Swing 3/8" red fruit , What to Feed Your Fish During Colder Winter Months which persists well into the winter, , Types Of Orchids and glossy green summer , How to Find and Work With a Porch Swing Contractor To Install the Porch Swing of Your Dreams foliage. Hardy in zones 4-7 it has excellent disease , This Is How You Grow Sprouts resistance. 4. Malus 'Liset' (Liset Crabapple) is an 18' high by 15' wide spread and has a dense rounded form. Its flowers , Industrial Blowers are a deep red color, , The Beauty of Basil the foliage is shiny purplish, and the fruit , How to Buy a Porch Swing is ½" red to maroon in color. , Mow A Better Lawn, The Easy Way It is very disease , Unique Flowers make a memorable gift! resistant and rated for zones 4-7. 5. Malus 'Pink Spires' (Pink Spires Crabapple) is one of my favorites where space is limited, because it is upright in form and only has a 12' spread. It can even be used in boulevards for this very reason. It ultimately attains a height of 20', has profuse pink flowers , The Drying Game - Part 2: Sand or Glycerin? and small, dark red fruit. , What to Feed Your Fish During Colder Winter Months The foliage is reddish in the spring, , Cymbidiums Orchid Plants - What You Need To Grow Successfully becoming green , Professional Lawn Watering Techniques - Wireless Sensors for Lawns in Drought Areas to bronze during the summer. , Budget For Your Garden This crab has great hardiness, being rated for zones 2-7. 6. Malus 'Profusion' (Profusion Crabapple) becomes a 20' high tree , Growing Asparagus with a 25' spread at maturity. It exhibits bronze foliage in the spring, , Getting Rid of Garden Pests with Less Chemicals becoming more green , The Many Faces of a Fence over time. The flowers , This Is How You Grow Sprouts are reddish with a pink , Budget For Your Garden center and the fruit , A Teak Bench: The Perfect Complement To Any Outdoor Space is a deep red. It has shown good disease , Pool Waterfalls resistance and is rated for zones 4-7. 7. Malus 'Red Jade' (Red Jade Crabapple) is my favorite of all the crabs. It reaches a maximum height of 10' with a spread of 12', has a distinctive weeping form and extremely interesting branching habit. Although a zone 4-7 tree, , Using Snow Roof Rakes I have one that is doing famously here in the northern reaches of zone 3. With a little protection from the winter , Tips for Planting Flower Bulbs winds and rabbits, it has been a real success story for us. In addition to its branching characteristics it exhibits white , Designing Your Flower Garden For Year-Round Beauty to pale pink flowers , Using Snow Roof Rakes and nice green summer , Brilliant Beetroot! foliage. As I now look out my window , What to Feed Your Fish During Colder Winter Months on this mid-January morning, I observe the small red fruit , What to Feed Your Fish During Colder Winter Months contrasting with the fresh snow. , Cymbidiums Orchid Plants - What You Need To Grow Successfully This crab really makes a statement along the edge of an ornamental pond , The Many Faces of a Fence or waterway or in a secluded courtyard. 8. Malus 'Red Splendor' (Red Splendor Crabapple) has an upright spreading form with a height and spread both of 20'. It is adorned with single pink flowers, , A Teak Bench: The Perfect Complement To Any Outdoor Space small red fruit , Brilliant Beetroot! persisting through the winter , Summer Gardening Tips and foliage that turns reddish purple in the fall. , The Coliseum Is One Of The Best Complete Hydroponic Systems On The Market A zone 3-7 tree, , Wild Flower Garden - Make Amends...Your Plants Will Love It it has shown excellent disease , Wild Flower Garden - Make Amends...Your Plants Will Love It resistance. 9. Malus 'Royal Gem' (Royal Gem Crabapple) has a very small and compact form with a height and width both being 5' - 8'. This zone 3-7 variety has red flowers, , The Many Faces of a Fence yellow fall , Brilliant Beetroot! color and great disease , Designing Your Flower Garden For Year-Round Beauty resistance. Because of its small stature it makes a great accent or specimen plant. , How to Find and Work With a Porch Swing Contractor To Install the Porch Swing of Your Dreams 10. Malus 'Royalty' (Royalty Crabapple) displays a height and spread each of 20' and an upright rounded form. Its flowers , Wild Garden - Make Amends...Your Plants Will Love It are dark red, the fruit , Pool Waterfalls deep red and up to ¾" and it has glossy red to purplish foliage all summer. , How To Use Feng Shui Oustside Your Home This zone 3-7 tree , Why a Flower Bed Should Look Bare When You First Plant It is very hardy and also blight resistant. 11. Malus sargentii (Sargent Crab) is a very small spreading crabapple with dark green , Budget For Your Garden foliage, fragrant ¾" flowers , How To Use Feng Shui Oustside Your Home with red buds , Natural Garden Pest Control opening to white. , Designing Your Flower Garden For Year-Round Beauty The small red fruits , Tips For a Long Lasting Amaryllis hold on until the birds , The Flower Drying Game - Part 2: Sand or Glycerin? get them. It achieves a height of up to 8' and a spread of 15' or more. A zone 4-7 plant , Patio Gazebos - Add Some Intrigue to Your Patio it is one of the very best specimen crabapples available. 12. Malus 'Snowdrift' (Snowdrift Crabapple) is one extremely hardy hombre that will brighten any yard. , Tips For a Long Lasting Amaryllis It has been a favorite of mine for many years, displaying pink buds , Italian Vegetable Seeds opening to masses of white flowers, , The Most Essential Gardening Equipment has glossy green summer , Don't Treat Your Soil Like Dirt foliage and small orange to red fruit , Unique Flowers make a memorable gift! which holds well into the winter. , Budget For Your Garden Its zone 3-7 hardiness makes it very useful in the north country. 13. Malus 'Spring Snow' (Spring Snow , Organic Gardening Crabapple) is an unusual variety in that it does not fruit. , Vacation Proofing your Garden It attains a mature height of 20' with a spread of 15', is somewhat upright in form, has pink buds , Robotic Lawn Mowers Keep Burglars Away opening to white flowers , Cymbidiums Orchid Plants - What You Need To Grow Successfully and has glossy green summer , Organic Gardening foliage. Although a zone 4-7 tree, , This Is How You Grow Sprouts I have used it with good results in zone 3. It displays good heat , Unusual Daffodil Stories tolerance as well as disease , Pool Waterfalls resistance. While there are many other nice crabapples to select from, this is a pretty good list to start with. Grace your yard , Don't Treat Your Soil Like Dirt in the spring , Finding Garden Benches: Get the Perfect Look for Your Garden with those beautiful , Industrial Blowers blooms, in the summer , The Many Faces of a Fence with the developing fruit , Brilliant Beetroot! and lovely foliage, in the fall , The Zoo-Doo Man - Or How to Make the Best Compost in the World! with the changing colors , Patio Gazebos - Add Some Intrigue to Your Patio and mature fruit, , Landscaping of Hindu Religious Places and winter , Organic Gardening brings a wonderful view of the branching structure, the persistent fruit , Feng Shui in the Garden and if you are lucky a visit by the Bohemian or Cedar Waxwings. If you don't already have a flowering , Robotic Lawn Mowers Keep Burglars Away crabapple, by all means bring home , Tips For a Long Lasting Amaryllis one of these orphans from your local garden , Robotic Lawn Mowers Keep Burglars Away center. You will be glad you did.William Henry is a co-owner of Gizmo Creations LLC, a landscape , How to Buy a Porch Swing and website design , Bring the Smell of Nature into Your Home with These Fragrant Flowers company, located in the Brainerd Minnesota Lakes Area. Henry is a licensed landscape , Why Do Flowers Inspire Me So Much? architect and has over 20 years of landscape , Organic Gardening design experience. For more articles on landscape , Unique Flowers make a memorable gift! design and a forum where you can post your questions on landscape , Landscaping for Wildlife design and plants , The Beauty of Basil go to Gizmo's website at http://www.gizmocreations.com |
  
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