Crab apple trees are hardier than a cherry tree and the blossom lasts longer in our harsher climate, too. Every winter we watch the buds swelling, then suddenly in late August the first pink and white ...

WILD native crab-apples are ripe in the hedgerows and the fruit is pretty but not as decorative as the garden crab-apples. These are mostly species from other countries or hybrids bred by nurserymen.

The most wonderful place to enjoy crab-apple flower in Beijing is the former residence of Soong Ching-ling. [Photo by Zhang Lin/China.org.cn] Surround by lakes and artificial mountains, the former ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Apple growers want to get the most out of their high-value cultivars, and a Purdue University study shows they might want to focus on the types of apples they plant near those ...

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