In springtime, the bold flowers of crabapple (Malus spp.) appear to usher in spring officially. These small trees are related to apple trees but are part of the rose family. More than 500 cultivars of ...

Codling moths—among the most common apple tree pests—can be deterred by planting parsley around the base of your tree. Zones: 3 to 11 Mature size: 12t o 18 inches 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 ...

After a century, New York City would “become a forest,” says Tredici. A canopy of mature trees over a 100-feet-tall would replace the city’s skyscrapers. Soil would regenerate.

There are lawns and box, hornbeam, yew and beach hedging to view. Visitors can also marvel at the pleached crab apple trees, wisteria and the climbing roses. 12. Three Eaton Gardens Where: 19 ...

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 ...