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 ...

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 ...

What's the difference between a crabapple tree and an apple tree? This might sound like a setup for a joke, but it's a real question you might find yourself asking when that tree in your yard starts ...

Today I started pruning out the water sprouts in my four crabapple trees. Some people might call these “suckers,” but suckers grow up from the bottom of the trunk and water sprouts grow in the upper ...

A reader in southeastern New Hampshire recently sent me a picture of the base of his crabapple tree wondering what might have happened to it. From the snow-covered ground to the first branch, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Espalier apple tree in blossom on wall. - Harriet Vasey/Shutterstock When thinking about growing backyard fruit trees, most folks ...