Many crabapple trees have branches with leaves turning brown, yellow and reddish, or even orange. There are a number of issues with crabapple trees now. The most severe problem is fire blight; a ...

Q.: We have a pink flowering crabapple tree that is about 20 years old. For the last several years, after it blooms, it acts like it is fall and the leaves drop off. It seems to come back okay ...

A flowering crab apple checks all the boxes. “They really are stunning trees,” said Julie Janoski, manager of the Plant Clinic at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle. “In May, they’re just ...

While crab apple trees might not have come to mind at first, as the old saying goes, “Take a chance, Columbus did.” The beauty, wildlife benefit, and edible fruit is worth any inconvenience ...

Crabapple trees are one of my favorite ornamental spring ... He advises homeowners whose apple and crabapple trees are afflicted with apple scab not to attempt to control the problem with fungicide.

Larry Hall wasn’t surprised when he looked out the window of his Arlington Heights home and saw his once-proud stand of six flowering crab apple trees reduced to defoliated eyesores.“I had ...

While the ornamental crabapple tree is a common landscaping choice for homeowners, with beautiful blooms in the spring, it is not unusual for trees to fall prey to an array of diseases and pests ...

There are many insects, diseases, and cultural conditions that can cause dieback in crabapple trees; to accurately diagnose the problem a sample of a branch that is showing symptoms and photos ...

Many crabapple trees have branches with leaves turning brown, yellow and reddish, or even orange. There are a number of issues with crabapple trees now. The most severe problem is fire blight; a ...

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 ...