These small trees are related to apple trees but are part of the rose family. More than 500 cultivars of crabapples currently exist, with a variety of flower colors to choose from, ranging from white ...

As with yarrow, fennel is best planted close to—but not directly under—apple trees to avoid competition and crowding, Hammond says. Zones: 4 to 9. Mature size: 3 to 5 feet tall.

Crab Apple. Crab apple trees offer year-round interest. In the spring, their bright pink or white blooms provide an intense splash of color. Berries, which the birds love, persist into the winter ...

Since most apple trees require cross-pollination, a crabapple tree, being botanically similar, can pollinate an apple tree — and vice versa — if they are planted within 100 feet of each other.

Gardens have had a prolonged two-tier spring. Blue skies, dry weather and minimal frost led to exceptional quantities of flower, whether on magnolias or crab apple trees or even in late May on ...

Today, crabapple trees—tough ornamentals native to the Central Asian mountains—blanket Detroit. “They actually will spread all over,” says Tredici, ...

Visitors can also marvel at the pleached crab apple trees, wisteria and the climbing roses. 12. Three Eaton Gardens Where: 19 Branksome Road, NR4 6SN4, Coach House Court, NR4 7QR, 15 Waverley Road, ...

I can’t remember ever seeing crabapple trees blooming so profusely around town in late May. They have truly been a sight to behold. Some looked ethereal, with flower displays so dazzling they ...