Kim Sunée: This crab apple cake — deep with dark cocoa powder mixed with tart fruit — has become one of my all-time favorite fall treats.

While crab apple trees might not have come to mind at first, as the old saying goes, “Take a chance, Columbus did.” The beauty, wildlife benefit, and edible fruit is worth any inconvenience.

Crabapple trees (Malus spp.) are frequently grown for their showy spring buds and blossoms in colorful shades of pink. They also produce small, tart apples in the fall, making them a food source ...

You should get 6-8 small jelly jars of delicious crab apple jelly. Crabapples trees are fairly drought tolerant and are primarily grown for their spring flowers , which are white, pink, rose or red.

A flowering crab apple checks all the boxes. “They really are stunning trees,” said Julie Janoski, manager of the Plant Clinic at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle. “In May, they’re just ...

All crabapples are in the family Rosaceae, the rose family. All are species of the genus Malus, the same genus as the orchard apple.. There are more than 40 species of crabapple, distributed ...

Since apple trees cannot self-pollinate, the pollen from other apple varieties is necessary for fruit to grow. Orchard owners often plant crab apple trees amongst high-value apples such as Honeycrisp, ...

The first lady's Rose Garden refurbishment effort drew widespread criticism online over the weekend, after photos revealed the plaza's iconic crab apple trees and colorful flowers were removed.

Crab apple trees (malus species) are closely related to apple trees, but with smaller, edible fruits. Many homeowners remember crab apple trees as messy and would never consider planting one ...