Once established, crab apple trees are drought tolerant. They do prefer full sun, but can withstand light shade. Excessive shade will result in increased disease and less than ideal fruiting and ...

In late summer many trees have few healthy leaves left on the plant. This disease, along with effects from our drought have resulted in many crabapples in the area looking very stressed and unhealthy.

Q: I noticed my 35-year-old crab apple tree has some branches in bloom. I have never seen this before! Could it be the warm temperatures we have been having but then again, only this one branch?

Crabapple trees are one of my favorite ornamental spring trees. A mainstay of the New England landscape, ... Crabapples are typically low maintenance and drought tolerant.

I have a weeping crabapple tree that is about 10 years old. In the spring, a branch blossomed and flowered and then a few weeks later the leaves died out.

Low-water landscaping: In the Sept. 13 Saturday section, an article about drought-tolerant plantings identified manzanitas and ceonothuses as trees; they are shrubs.

Trees in a weakened state from drought are more susceptible to pests, which can further weaken the tree, and even kill part or all of it. Although there is nothing we can do to prevent drought, it is ...

Tree canopies across Ohio are turning vibrant weeks ahead of schedule because of an early dormancy caused by the state's prolonged drought. "You could potentially find some areas that are quite ...