by Marie Hofer, Gardening editor, HGTV.com
In spring there's hardly a more beautiful flowering tree. When it's healthy, that is. The crabapple is prone to a number of serious pests and diseases--scab, fireblight, powdery mildew, and cedar-apple rust, to name a few.
If you're looking for a beautiful crabapple that's going to stay healthy, choose one of these cultivars (flower color and fruit color listed after the size), recommended by Hugh Conlon, extension area specialist in Washington County, Tennessee:
'Adams', 20' x 20', magenta, red
'Adirondack', 18' x 10', white, orange-red
'Bevely', 20' x 20', white, red
'Bob White', 20' x 20', white, yellow
'Candied Apple', 15' x 15' (weeping), magneta, red
'Centurion', 20' x 15', pink, red
'David', 12' x 12', white, red
'Donald Wyman', 20' x 20', white, red
'Doubloons', 18' x 15', double white, yellow
'Indian Summer', 20' x 18', magenta, red
baccata 'Jacki', 20' x 20', white, red
'Liset', 15' x 15', red, red,
'Louisa', 15' x 15' (weeping), pink, yellow
'Ormiston Roy', 20' x 25', white, yellow-orange
'Prairifire', 20' x 20', red-purple, dark red
'Professor Sprenger', 20' x 20', white, orange-red
'Red Jewel', 16' x 12', white, cherry-red
'Robinson', 25' x 25', deep pink, red
sargenta, 8' x 14', white, red
'Silver Moon', 20' x 12', white, red
'Sinai Fire', 15' x 15' (weeping), white, red
'Sugar Tyme', 18' x 15', white, red
'Tina', 5' x 6' (dwarf), white, red
'White Cascade', 15' x 15', white, lime-yellow
zumi 'Calocarpa', 20' x 20', white, red
