Both trees have dwarf varieties, but your average crabapple tree usually stands around 15 to 20 feet tall, while standard varieties of apple tree measure closer to 30 feet tall.

Spring blooms in soft, luscious colors and a cloud of fragrance. Sadly, it’s gone too soon. So now is the time to be bowled over by the beauty of crabapple trees in full, glorious bloom. The ...

For spiced crabapples, semi-dwarf, self-pollinating varieties work well. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 54°F. Monday, January 20th 2025 Today's e-Edition. Home Page.

I can only guess that your crabapple tree is growing on apple rootstock and that a rootstock bud has grown up to produce apples. Crabapples are often grafted to dwarf apple rootstock, so that the ...

What: Malus toringo subsp. sargentii “Tina” is an extreme dwarf crabapple tree. Candy apple red buds open to single white flowers. which in turn produce bright red quarter-inch fruit that ...

If you own or rent a small patch of sun, you can grow apples. So-called dwarf fruit trees, a.k.a. patio apples, are gateway plants for budding urban permaculturists. One of the first things I did ...

Patrice Hanlon answers your gardening questions every other week.DEAR GARDEN COACH: I”d like to pick your brain about the best citrus fruits to grow in containers, and also for crabapple trees ...

Patrice Hanlon answers your gardening questions every other week.DEAR GARDEN COACH: I’d like to pick your brain about the best citrus fruits to grow in containers, and also for crabapple tree… ...