A crabapple (Malus sylvestris) is defined as an apple that at maturity is less than two inches in diameter. This deciduous tree is typically found growing in the wild in wooded areas containing oak ...

In May, medium-tall trees bear prolific small blooms of various shades of white, red and pink that elicit a smile even from the crabbiest of humans. They’re called crabapple trees, and they’re easy to ...

The crab apple trees are in full bloom in the arboretum at Des Moines Water Works. There are more than 300 varieties of crab apples and 1,200 crab apple trees at the Arie den Boer Arboretum. The trees ...

Thinking about spring’s glorious flowering fruit trees in the high desert often makes one wonder, how did some of these nonnative plants get here, and even more curious, how did they adapt to such an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A closeup of pink crabapple blossoms - Shaunl/Getty Images Have you ever walked around your neighborhood only to discover a tree ...

As an avid gardener and arborist I find it disturbing that the city parks department would ever consider treating our beautiful crabapple trees with a chemical spray to prevent them from fruiting. I ...

Q: Can you tell me what is wrong with my crab apple tree, and what I should do about it? The leaves started turning yellow earlier this summer and now there are hardly any leaves left. It looks awful.

Bright red crabapples growing in clusters surrounded by green leaves growing on branch of a crabapple tree - Helen Reid/Getty Images What's the difference between a crabapple tree and an apple tree?

While hiking in the woods, Les stumbled upon an old homestead and some crab apple trees. While hiking in the local forest, Les stumbled upon remnants of an old homestead, including some ancient crab ...