There are hundreds of choices when picking a crabapple tree from the nursery, but an expert says only a handful are resistant to a widespread fungus or other serious diseases. There are hundreds of ...

Grow a crabapple tree to catch the attention of wildlife and your fellow gardeners. The spring blooms look gorgeous and birds ...

Some crabapples are very susceptible to apple scab, and those not treated in spring may have lost many of their leaves. Their remaining leaves can be affected with black and yellow spots. Spraying at ...

Some things are sure bets. Compost happens. Spring will get here ... eventually. The rabbits will find the $25-tulips before the 25-cent tulips. And certain crabapple trees flower stunningly in the ...

You may wonder why your crabapple tree, which was gorgeous this spring, is now losing most of its leaves this summer. Now that you think about it, you remember it seems to do this every year. What ...

A. Your tree could have apple scab, a fungal disease that commonly affects crab apples. The disease first starts as velvety black spots, and leaves eventually yellow and drop. It rarely kills a tree, ...

The problem with many plant diseases is once you notice them it’s often too late. That’s especially true with our trees. We often don’t gaze at the canopies of our trees looking for problems. The ...

There are hundreds of choices when picking a crabapple tree from the nursery, but a Purdue University expert says only a handful are resistant to a widespread fungus or other serious diseases. After ...

Question: I have an arborist that I consulted about my crabapple tree last year. The problem, which he said is common, must be prevented in the spring. My problem is that he wants to do three ...