FYI - crabapple cultivar

[Marie]

Ann said I could share this info with you all.  Hope it is helpful to anyone wanting a pink flowering ornamental crab with persistent berries - wish I had this information when I was selecting my crabapple trees - not sure if you will be able to get them around here.  Worth a try if you prefer pink.  Marie

 

From: Ann Hancock [mailto:annha...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 7:10 AM
To: Marie Jordan
Subject: crabapple cultivar

 

Marie

            Your recent post prompted me to dig out my msu extension bulletion on crabapple cultivars.

 

            I did find one pink flowered form that is said to produce persistent fruit: Adams. Fruit is red, 1/4". Fall foliage is said to be yellow to orange. Buds are  red, flowers open carmine and fade to pink.

 

            There was another cultivar  that was pink flowered w/persistent fruit but it  did not have a good apple scab rating .    Red Splendor.

            The info came from  Crabapples: A Selection Guide 

MSU Extension Bulletin E-2177. Authors Dr Curt Peterson and Dr Randy Heatly  (MSU = Michigan State University)

Ann

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[Bob Bittenbender]

Any good nursery should be able to tell you which crabapple cultivars are disease resistant and have "persistent" fruit. "Persistent" means fruit that stays on into winter. Be aware not all trees with persistent fruit keep there fruit on for the same length of time. Also some trees with persistent fruit seem to be attractive to birds while others are not. 

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[Judith & Reid Scher]

We are in a vey cold location in Windham - Zone 4 and have a Donald Wyman Crabapple.  It is what I think of as a traditional apple blossom dark pink buds opening to white/pale pink blossom.  Nice habit etc.  It's very hardy/disease resistant w/ persistent fruit through the winter - cedar waxwings love both the fruit and the blossoms.  Lots of others feed on the fruit through the winter. 

Judy Scher

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From: Bob Bittenbender <bbitte...@maineaudubon.org>
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