CRABAPPLE TREE CARE & PRUNING Watering: The first year after planting, provide supplemental watering during dry weather so the tree receives at least 1 inch of water per week and up to 2 inches during hot spells. After the roots become established, you will only need to water during prolonged...
Plant crabapple trees in full sunlight. Planting the tree in partial shade or full shade will limit blossom and fruit production. Choose well-draining soil; the tree does not tolerate wet soil or standing water around its root system. The tree prefers slightly acidic soil conditons with a pH...
AboutSpecial FeaturesDescriptionQ&APlant CareReviews The Profusion Crab Apple is a top-choice spring flowering tree, especially in colder regions. Not only is it very winter hardy and a reliable bloomer in May, it is also highly resistant to all the common apple diseases, so it is very easy ...
Fertilize the prairie fire crabapple tree once every year, in early spring, beginning when the tree is a year old. Remove any suckers as soon as they appear, as suckers will draw energy from the tree. In many parts of North America, the return of hummingbirds is a sure sign of spring...
The Robinson Crab Apple is a superb choice for a small spring-flowering tree in colder parts of the country. It will bloom reliably where other spring trees fail. In warmer areas it continues the spring display into May, as well as carrying clusters of attractive bright red fruit right into...
One of the fruit trees on the edge of our property is a crabapple tree. These are often planted along with traditional apple trees to help with pollination. They are hearty trees that don’t require much care. Both crabapples and apples are in the Rosaceae family, and members of the Malu...
The sweet crabapple tree, also called the prairie crabapple, is a wild species that is most commonly found in the northeastern United States. Like the Siberian crabapple tree, the Manchurian flowering crabapple can grow in extremely cold climates and produces white blossoms. ...
I had noticed that I was having some bug problems and I wondered if it was the tree. When the tree service came out to investigate, they realized yes, indeed, the crabapple was definitely badly bug-infested. So they were able to take care of it the same day and spray it for bugs so...
This is a semi-weeping, spreading, deciduous tree. Leaves are ovate, often lobed, dark green, up to 3 inches long. Red buds produce pale pink blooms,
Be sure to remove fast-growing suckers that may sprout from the roots around the tree and the trunk. Many crabapple trees are grafted, where the top half of the tree is selected for its flower, foliage and fruit, while the bottom is selected for hardiness and disease resistance....