Malus 'Candymint Sargent' - Candymint Sargent Flowering Crab
Malus X 'Centurion' - Centurion Flowering Crab
Malus 'Cinzam' - Cinderella Flowering Crab
Malus 'Donald Wyman' - Donald Wyman Flowering Crab
Malus X 'Indian Magic' - Indian Magic Flowering Crab
Malus 'Manbeck Weeper' - Anne E Flowering Crab
Malus X 'Sentinel' - Sentinel Flowering Crab
Malus X 'Sugar Tyme' - Sugar Tyme Flowering Crab
One of the most widely used small ornamental trees, the Flowering Crabapple adorns the landscapes of millions of homeowners and businesses. They can be found in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 2 through Zone 8, covering the larger portion of Canada down through the majority of the southern United States. These trees have long been hybridized and selected, providing a pallet of size, habit, foliage and bloom color that is arguably unequaled by other tree genera. One can find selections with foliage colors that are light green or dark, those that are purple or red all year, and those that begin the growing season with a crimson hue, only to turn green later in the season.
Bloom colors vary from white to pink to red, and even a few salmon. By definition crabapples are smaller than apples, and are persistent with some tree varieties (persistence is sometimes a function of the taste of the fruit to local birds). Flowering Crabs are not extremely picky trees when it comes to the soils they're planted it; they will happily thrive in many clays and in loam, and even sandy soils. They prefer full sun exposure and flower best when they receive it.
Unfortunately there are many varieties that are extremely susceptible to apple scab, fire blight, leaf spot, powdery mildew and rust, so be sure to select varieties that are more durable when these diseases are present.