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Malus ‘Snowdrift’
Snowdrift Crabapple
Zone: 4
Height: 20'
Spread: 20'
Shape: Upright,
spreading, rounded,
dense
Foliage: Green,
glossy
Flower: White
Fruit: Orange, 3 ⁄8",
persistent
DISEASE RESISTANCE:
Scab: Good Fireblight: Fair
Cedar-Apple Rust: Excel. Mildew: Excel.
One of the most popular crabs. The crown is
very uniform and symmetrical, making it one of
the more formal looking crabs.
Sargent Crabapple
Malus sargentii
Sargent Crabapple
Zone: 5
Height: 8'
Spread: 12'
Shape: Low,
spreading
Foliage: Dark green
Flower: White
Fruit: Red, 1 ⁄4",
persistent
DISEASE RESISTANCE:
Scab: Excel. Fireblight: Excel.
Cedar-Apple Rust: Excel. Mildew: Excel.
A natural dwarf with horizontal spreading
branches. Outstanding when planted in groups.
Malus sargentii ‘Tina’
Sargent Tina Crabapple
Zone: 4
Height: 5'
Spread: 6'
Shape: Small
rounded dwarf tree
Foliage: Medium
green, small leaves
Flower: Bright red
buds opening to
single white flowers
Fruit: Bright red, 1 ⁄4"
DISEASE RESISTANCE:
Scab: Excel. Fireblight: Excel.
Cedar-Apple Rust: Excel. Mildew: Excel.
This most petite of all crabapples is grown as a
top graft. Flowers, fruit and leaves are all quite
small.
Malus ‘Selkirk’
Selkirk Crabapple
Zone: 3
Height: 20'
Spread: 22'
Shape: Upright
spreading, then
drooping
Foliage: Dark green,
purple tint in spring
Flower: Deep pink
Fruit: Very glossy,
deep red, 3 ⁄4"
DISEASE RESISTANCE:
Scab: Fair Fireblight: Good
Cedar-Apple Rust: Excel. Mildew: Fair
This hardy crab was introduced by Morden
Research Station in Manitoba, Canada. A hardy
and vigorous tree, its cherry sized fruit colors
very early in the season.
Malus ‘Sentinel’
Sentinel Crabapple
Zone: 4
Height: 20'
Spread: 12'
Shape: Narrow,
upright
Foliage: Dark green,
glossy
Flower: White with
pinkish tint
Fruit: Bright red,
1
⁄2", persistent
DISEASE RESISTANCE:
Scab: Good Fireblight: Good
Cedar-Apple Rust: Excel. Mildew: Excel.
Unusual for a crabapple, the vase shaped growth
habit of Sentinel makes this selection a good
choice for street planting beneath utility lines.
Malus ‘Spring Snow’
Spring Snow Crabapple
Zone: 4
Height: 25'
Spread: 22'
Shape: Dense, oval
Foliage: Medium
green
Flower: White
Fruit: None
DISEASE RESISTANCE:
Scab: Poor Fireblight: Fair
Cedar-Apple Rust: Good Mildew: Excel.
Featuring pure white flowers but no fruit, this
is the crabapple to use in locations such as
patios and courtyards where fruit would be
objectionable. It flowers well on an annual basis.
Malus ‘Strawberry Parfait’
Strawberry Parfait Crabapple
Zone: 4
Height: 18'
Spread: 22'
Shape: Irregular,
spreading
Foliage: Reddish
purple maturing to
deep green
Flower: Light pink
with deeper pink
margin
Fruit: Deep red 3 ⁄8",
persistent
DISEASE RESISTANCE:
Scab: Excel. Fireblight: Good
Cedar-Apple Rust: Excel. Mildew: Excel.
Large flowers are a unique blend of pink tints.
Their mottled color inspiring the name of this
beautiful hybrid of M. hupehensis x
M. atrosanguinea.
Strawberry Parfait Crabapple
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