Crab, Brandywine
Malus cv 'Branzam'
Zone: 4
Height: 20'
Foliage: Green/Purple
Spread: 15-20'
Fall Foliage: Deep Purple
Flower: Double Deep Pink
Shape: Upright, Spreading
Similar to Klehm's Improved Bechtel but with better disease resistance. Large green leaves with a slight purple tinge. Beautiful fall color of deep purple. The spring blossoms are fragrant, double and deep rose-pink. It produces fruit and has excellent resistance to Fireblight.
Crab, Coralburst
Malus 'Coralcole'
Zone: 3
Height: 6-10'
Foliage: Green
Spread: 12-15'
Flower: Double Pink
Shape: Upright, Pyramidal
Pruning seldom needed for this tree. Forms a compact rounded head. Beautiful coral pink buds open up to reveal rose-pink double flowers. Bronze fruit 1/2". Very good disease resistance. Excellent resistance to Fireblight.
Crab, Dolgo
Malus 'Dolgo'
Zone: 3
Height: 35-40'
Foliage: Glossy Green
Spread: 25-30'
Flower: Single White
Shape: Upright, Spreading
Dolgo blooms early with large single white flowers. The crimson fruit is oval and tart making excellent jelly. Good disease resistance. Excellent ornamental landscape tree.
Crab, Indian Magic
Malus 'Indian Magic'
Zone: 4
Height: 20'
Foliage: Dark Green
Spread: 20'
Flower: Single Pink
Shape: Rounded
Single deep pink flowers produce 1/2" glossy red fruit that turns a golden orange. Fruit is persistant all winter, providing winter bird feed. Good disease resistance, but only fair resistance to Fireblight.
Crab, Perfect Purple
Malus 'Perfect Purple'
Zone: 4
Height: 15-20'
Foliage: Purple
Spread: 15-20'
Flower: Pink
Shape: Rounded
Pink flowers lead to dark purple leaves and a dark red fruit on this rounded Crab. Excellent resistance to mildew.
Crab, Prairie Rose
Malus 'Prairie Rose'
Zone: 4
Height: 20'
Foliage: Green/Silver Underside
Spread: 20'
Flower: Double, Dark Pink
Shape: Rounded
This fruitless crab produces beautiful double deep pink flowers which are very fragrant. The dark green leaves contrast nicely with the silver undersides. Good disease resistance to Scab, Fireblight, and Mildew.
Crab, Prairifire
Malus 'Prairifire'
Zone: 4
Height: 15-20'
Foliage: Reddish Green
Spread: 20'
Flower: Red
Shape: Upright, Rounded
Prairifire is considered one of the best red-leafed crabs. It has attractive reddish bark with its maroon leaves turning reddish-green as the mature. The flower is a bright pinkish red with a 3/8"-1/2" persistent dark red fruit. It is rated excellent in disease resistance to Fireblight, Scab, Cedarapple rust and mildew.
Crab, Prairifire, multi-stem
Malus 'Prairifire'
Zone: 4
Height: 15-20'
Foliage: Reddish Green
Spread: 20'
Flower: Red
Shape: Upright, Rounded
Prairifire is considered one of the best red-leafed crabs. It has attractive reddish bark with its maroon leaves turning reddish-green as the mature. The flower is a bright pinkish red with a 3/8"-1/2" persistent dark red fruit. It is rated excellent in disease resistance to Fireblight, Scab, Cedarapple rust and mildew.
Crab, Radiant
Malus 'Radiant'
Zone: 4
Height: 15-20'
Foliage: Green
Spread: 20'
Flower: Deep Pink
Shape: Compact
A very hardy crab that produces deep pink flowers and brilliant crimson red fruit. New foliage is a rich purple-red turning to a rich green as the leaves mature.
Crab, Radiant, multi-stem
Malus 'Radiant'
Zone: 4
Height: 15-20'
Foliage: Green
Spread: 20'
Flower: Deep Pink
Shape: Compact
A very hardy crab that produces deep pink flowers and brilliant crimson red fruit. New foliage is a rich purple-red turning to a rich green as the leaves mature.
Crab, Red Barron
Malus 'Red Barron'
Zone: 4
Height: 18-20'
Foliage: Bronze/Green
Spread: 12-20'
Flower: Single Deep Red
Shape: Upright Narrow
A hardy and disease resistant Crab that produces deep red single blooms in the spring. New foliage is purple fading to bronze-green as leaves mature. Fruit produced is 1/2" and dark read in color.
Crab, Royal Raindrops
Malus 'Royal Raindrops'
Zone: 4
Height: 20'
Foliage: Purple - Cutleaf
Spread: 15'
Flower: Dark Red
Shape: Upright, Spreading
'Royal Raindrops' has beautiful cut-leaf foliage and abundant pinkish red spring flowers. New leaves are wine red in color and mature to green with burgundy overtones and eventually turn orange-red in fall. Fruit produced is 1/4" and dark red in color. Excellent disease resistance.
Crab, Royal Raindrops, multi-stem
Malus 'Royal Raindrops'
Zone: 4
Height: 20'
Foliage: Purple - Cutleaf
Spread: 15'
Flower: Dark Red
Shape: Upright, Spreading
'Royal Raindrops' has beautiful cut-leaf foliage and abundant pinkish red spring flowers. New leaves are wine red in color and mature to green with burgundy overtones and eventually turn orange-red in fall. Fruit produced is 1/4" and dark red in color. Excellent disease resistance.
Crab, Royalty
Malus 'Royalty'
Zone: 3
Height: 15-20'
Foliage: Purple-Green
Spread: 20'
Fall Foliage: Orange
Flower: Dark Red
Shape: Upright, Spreading
This very hardy tree is noted for its outstanding foliage. New leaves are reddish turning to purple with green undercast as they mature. The dark red flowers produce a dark red 3/4" fruit. This tree is fairly resistant to Fireblight.
Crab, Sargent Tina
Malus sargentii 'Tina'
Zone: 4
Height: 5-8'
Foliage: Green
Spread: 8-12'
Fall Foliage: Yellow
Flower: Single White
Shape: Rounded
Bright red buds open to single white fragrant flowers on this small ornamental tree. Dwarf tree with 1/4" red fruit; great for limited spaces. Excellent disease resistance.
Crab, Spring Snow
Malus 'Spring Snow'
Zone: 4
Height: 20-25'
Foliage: Bright Green
Spread: 15'
Flower: White
Shape: Rounded
This popular crab produces fragrant white flowers in the spring turning to bright green shiny foliage. Ordinarily, this tree produces no fruit. Good heat tolerance. Fair resistance to Fireblight.
Crab, Spring Snow, multi-stem
Malus 'Spring Snow'
Zone: 4
Height: 20-25'
Foliage: Bright Green
Spread: 15'
Flower: White
Shape: Rounded
This popular crab produces fragrant white flowers in the spring turning to bright green shiny foliage. Ordinarily, this tree produces no fruit. Good heat tolerance. Fair resistance to Fireblight.
Crab, Thunderchild
Malus 'Thunderchild'
Zone: 3
Height: 15-20'
Foliage: Dark Purple
Spread: 15'
Flower: Single Pink
Shape: Upright, Spreading
An upright spreading tree with single pink flowers. Fruit is 1/2" and dark red. Very resistant to Fireblight.
Crab, Velvet Pillar
Malus 'Velvet Pillar'
Zone: 4
Height: 20'
Foliage: Purple
Spread: 14'
Flower: Single Pink
Shape: Upright, Columnar
Red buds produce pale pink blooms, fading to white as the flowers mature. Fruit is 1/2" and bright red. This upright flowering tree works well in a limited space landscape such as a narrow courtyard.