Some trees and shrubs have a bad reputation for being susceptible to diseases: lilacs to powdery mildew, junipers to juniper tip blight, flowering crabapples to apple scab, elms to Dutch elm ...

In May, medium-tall trees bear prolific small blooms of various shades of white, red and pink that elicit a smile even from the crabbiest of humans. They’re called crabapple trees, and they’re easy to ...

A crabapple (Malus sylvestris) is defined as an apple that at maturity is less than two inches in diameter. This deciduous tree is typically found growing in the wild in wooded areas containing oak ...

The crab apple trees are in full bloom in the arboretum at Des Moines Water Works. There are more than 300 varieties of crab apples and 1,200 crab apple trees at the Arie den Boer Arboretum. The trees ...

Thinking about spring’s glorious flowering fruit trees in the high desert often makes one wonder, how did some of these nonnative plants get here, and even more curious, how did they adapt to such an ...

Q: Can you tell me what is wrong with my crab apple tree, and what I should do about it? The leaves started turning yellow earlier this summer and now there are hardly any leaves left. It looks awful.

As an avid gardener and arborist I find it disturbing that the city parks department would ever consider treating our beautiful crabapple trees with a chemical spray to prevent them from fruiting. I ...

While hiking in the woods, Les stumbled upon an old homestead and some crab apple trees. While hiking in the local forest, Les stumbled upon remnants of an old homestead, including some ancient crab ...

Bright red crabapples growing in clusters surrounded by green leaves growing on branch of a crabapple tree - Helen Reid/Getty Images What's the difference between a crabapple tree and an apple tree?

APPLETON (WLUK) -- An Appleton trail will soon be lined with budding apple blossoms. The Smith family has been planting crab apple trees for the past 10 years after being inspired by a Washington, D.C ...