When the late Melvin Bergeson, longtime Fertile, Minn., nursery man, introduced the Red Splendor flowering crabapple back in 1948, little did he know what impact it would have on the region.

A: The ornamental crabapple that you describe fits the variety Red Splendor, which was developed during the 1970s, became very popular and was widely planted for the next 30 years.

They include Red Splendor, Donald Wyman and Purple Prince crab apple. If you want to order a tree for yourself or for the community, contact Sue Winch at [email protected] or 715-213-1747.

This story actually began about 20 years ago, when I planted several red splendor crabapple trees in my yard on a summer day. My plan was to attract birds and other wildlife, which I hoped would ...

They include red splendor, golden raindrops and profusion crabapple. If you want to order a tree for yourself or for the community, contact Sue Winch at [email protected] or call Sue at 715-213-1747.

Many crab apple trees in our region were hit by a disease called apple scab this year. Horticulturist Bob Olen tells me that “two standard varieties in our landscape, Radiant and Red Splendor ...

Crabapple branches drenched in white, pink, or red blossoms are a strong enticement to go out and buy one of these trees. First, however, put a little thought into which variety you plant. There ...