Crab apple trees (malus species) are closely related to apple trees, but with smaller, edible fruits. Many homeowners remember crab apple trees as messy and would never consider planting one in the ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Apple growers want to get the most out of their high-value cultivars, and a Purdue University study shows they might want to focus on the types of apples they plant near those ...

Hummingbirds are truly majestic creatures. To increase your chances of seeing them, plant this tree that boasts gorgeous ...

Pausing under a crab apple tree in full bloom is like standing beneath a living, breathing, buzzing firmament — one that happens to be pink (or white, coral or rose). Hundreds or even thousands of ...

Flowering crab apple trees are in their glory in spring, blooming in shades of white, pink and red throughout Chicago-area neighborhoods. You can see many flowering crab apple trees around Crabapple ...

The air is cooler and the trees are thick with leaves of gold, silver and amber. As much as I favor a ripe summer peach, the sharp scent of apple and cinnamon, wood smoke and even highbush cranberries ...

My crab apples look terrible this year and have lost a lot of their leaves. The remaining leaves have spots on them. What can I do to help my trees? — Tom Halvorson, Barrington Many crab apples in the ...