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Flowering crab apples for spring bloom and fall interest.
The Dolgo crabapple is a highly hardy, versatile ornamental and fruit bearing tree, known for its early spring display of fragrant white blossoms and vibrant, edible red fruit. In early spring, the tree is covered in fragrant, large white blooms that start as distinct pink buds. It produces abundant, oval shaped red fruit that ripens in late summer. This variety features a rounded, upright form with dark green leaves, making it excellent for landscaping, jelly making, and pollinating other apple trees. Perfers full sun but will tolerate part shade.
The Gladiator Flowering Crabapple is a highly hardy, narrow columnar tree featureing fragrant pink spring flowers, deep purple foliage, and small, showy, dark red fruit. This disease-resistant, low-maintenance, ornamental tree has bright rosy pink flowers cover the branches in mid spring, followed by glossy purple leaves that maintain their deep colour all summer. Small, reddish purple ornamental fruits appear in late summer and fall. This variety is an ideal choice for small yards, boulevards, or as a vertical accent in tight spaces. Requires full sun to keep the deep purple foliage colour.
The Purple Spire Crab features a distinctively narrow, columnar growth habit, making it ideal for planting near driveways, decks, or as a vertical accent. The standout feature is its deep purple to burgundy glossy leaves that maintain their rich colour throughout the summer and transition to a reddish purple in the fall. It produces fragrant rose pink blossoms in mid spring which are followed by small, sparse purple to dark red ornamental fruits that often persist into winter, providing food for birds. For best foliage colour, plant in full sun.
The Rinki Crabapple, is a compact, ornamental tree prized for its narrow growth habit and seasonal interest. It is particularly well suited for urban landscapes or smaller gardens where a vertical accent is desired. In early spring the tree produces an abundance of fragrant, bright pink buds that open into single, pale pink flowers before the leaves fully emerge. Flowers are followed by small, red crabapples that persist into the winter months, providing food for birds and wildlife. The medium-green summer foliage typically turns a yellow or orange hue in the autumn. For optimal flowering and fruit production, plant in full sun, though it can tolerate part shade.
The Royalty Crabapple is a highly popular ornamental tree prized for its dramatic, deep purple foliage and vibrant spring blossoms. This variety features glossy dark purplish red leaves that emerge in spring and maintain their rich hue throughout summer. In the fall, the foliage transforms into shades of vivid red, orange, or crimson. Also, large, fragrant purplish red or crimson single flowers blanket the branches in mid spring, followed by small, dark red or purple cherry like fruits that mature in the fall. These fruits are persistent, meaning they hang on the tree into winter, providing visual interest and food for birds. Requires full sun to achieve the best foliage colour and flower production.
The Sargentii Crabapple is a dense, dwarf tree known for its horizontal, spreading habit and profuse spring blossoms. Fragrant, white flowers emerge from pale pink or red buds in mid to late spring and often occurs heavily every other year (biennial). It produces tiny, bright red fruits in the fall that persist into winter. While edible and high in pectin for jellies, they are primarily a food source for birds and wildlife. The dark green, ovate, and often three-lobed leaves turn golden yellow or orange in the fall. Performs best in full sun for optimal flowering and fruiting but will tolerate part shade.
The Scarlett Crabapple is a compact, highly ornamental tree celebrated for its dramatic seasonal colour changes. The leaves emerge as a rich copper purple or deep red and transition to a bronzy green in summer before turning fiery shades of orange, scarlet, and yellow late in the fall. In mid-spring, the tree is covered in clusters of fragrant, dark pink to crimson purple blossoms which produces small, glossy, deep purple or burgundy fruits that persist late into winter, providing a food source for birds. Thrives in full sun for the best floral, foliage and fruit displays, though it can tolerate part shade.
The Robinson Crabapple is widely considered one of the fastest growing and most disease resistant ornamental crabapples available. It features crimson buds that open into deep pink flowers in spring. The foliage emerges purple, matures to a bronze green, and turns a coppery orange in the fall. This variety produces small, bright red fruits that persist through the winter, providing a food source for birds. Requires full sun for the best flower production and foliage colour.
The Starlite Crabapple is a highly disease-resistant, cold-hardy, ornamental tree known for its upright growth, fragrant white spring blooms, and exceptional disease resistance. Developed in Manitoba by Jeffries Nurseries, it is a cross between the 'Spring Snow' and 'Rosthern' varieties, specifically designed to withstand harsh northern climates while maintaining glossy, healthy foliage. It features an upright, pyramidal to oval crown that produces abundant fragrant white flowers from red buds in mid to late spring. The foliage is glossy dark green in the summer, turning a bright yellow gold in the fall. Small, red fruits persist on the branches throughout the winter, providing visual interest and a food source for birds. For optimal bloom and fruit production plant in full sun. will tolerate part shade.
The Thunderchild Crabapple is a highly popular ornamental tree celebrated for its striking deep purple foliage and vibrant spring display. Developed in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, it is specifically bred to withstand harsh northern climates while maintaining high disease resistance. This variety features deep purple leaves that hold their colour throughout the summer, transitioning to a dark red or bronze orange in the fall. Fragrant rosy pink to lavender pink blossoms typically appear in mid spring before the leaves fully emerge which produces small, ruby red fruits that persist into winter, providing a critical food source for birds. The fruit from this variety is edible and often used for jellies, cider blends, or wine. Requires full sun for the best leaf colour and flower production.
The Green Wall Spire Crabapple is a relatively new, highly columnar ornamental tree designed for tight spaces and vertical accents. It features a very narrow, columnar growth habit with strictly upright branches with glossy, dark green leaves throughout summer that turn a coppery-bronze or yellow in the fall. Showy pink buds open into fragrant white spring blossoms which produce small bright red fruit that is persistent, meaning it stays on the tree into winter rather than falling and creating a mess. Ideal as a privacy screen or hedge when planted in rows. Requires full sun for best flowering and fruit production.
The Courageous Crabapple is an extremely hardy, seedless ornamental tree prized for its fragrant pink blossoms and multi-season color changes. Originally bred in Manitoba, it is one of the toughest crabapple varieties available, thriving in Zone 2 climates. It produces massive clusters of lilac pink fragrant blooms in mid spring that emerge from distinct red buds. This variety also features a striking color progression, starting with bronze red or coppery new growth in spring, maturing to a rich green in summer, and turning vibrant yellow orange in the fall. This is a seedless variety that rarely produces fruit and if any fruit does appear, its typically not ornamentally significant. For best foliage colour, plant in full sun.
The Kerr Crabapple is a highly cold-hardy hybrid developed in Manitoba in the 1950s, prized for its large, dark red, crisp fruit that tastes sweet-tart. It is a cross between the Dolgo crabapple and the Haralson apple, resulting in fruit that is larger than typical crabapples and edible straight from the tree. They are small, oblong fruit with dark purple red skin and yellowish flesh often stained with red. Some describe as firm, crisp, and juicy with a candy like flavour that mellows after the first frost. While it is considered partially self fertile, a pollinator such as chestnut crabapple will significantly help yeilds. For the best results, plant in full sun.
The Chestnut Crabapple is a highly regarded, cold hardy and disease resistant, large fruited crabapple variety, developed by the University of Minnesota in 1949. It is known for its sweet, crisp, yellowish flesh with a distinct, rich nutty flavor, making it a favorite for fresh eating, baking, and cider, rather than just jelly. It features large, fragrant white blossoms in mid spring that emerge from pink buds and light green leaves that turn golden yellow in the fall. This variety produces fruit roughly 2 inches in diameter with reddish bronze skin over a yellow background. They ripen in early September and can hang on the tree for several weeks. The flesh is yellow, crisp, and juicy with a complex sweetness that often wins apple taste tests. Requires a pollinator such as Kerr Crabapple for fruit production, and planting in full sun will help maximize yield.
The Midnite Spire Crabapple is a narrow, upright ornamental tree ideal for small spaces or privacy screens. Extremely narrow and upright (columnar), it features exceptional glossy purple leaves that emerge burgundy in spring and maintain their deep colour all summer. In mid spring, it produces airy clusters of fragrant pink blossoms before the leaves fully emerge. Small to medium sized purple or red fruits appear in fall and often persist into winter, providing food for birds. This variety is an ideal alternative to Swedish Aspen for those wanting more ornamental interest and is often planted in rows to create a colourful hedge. Requires full sun for the best foliage colour and flower production.