The following selections or cultivars of flowering crabs are recommended for local use based on adaptability and resistance to foliar disease. Not all are suitable as parkway or street trees because of growth habits or characteristics that pose visibility or other obstruction problems. However, most selections listed may also be used to good landscape advantage on the home grounds, provided that a local source is available.
Malus Cultivar | Flower | Fruit | Form | Size | Comments |
M. 'Adams' | carmine to pink | 5/8" red | rounded, dense | 20-25' | persistent fruit |
M. baccata Jackii | slight pink to white | 1/2" purplish red | upright, spreading | 30-40' | large size |
M. 'Baskatong' | reddish purple | 1" reddish purple | spreading, arching | 25' | |
M. 'Beverly' | dark red to white | 1/2"-3/4" bright red | upright, spreading | 15-25' | good street tree |
M. 'Bob White' | pink to white | 5/8" yellow | rounded | 15-20' | persistent fruit |
M. 'Calloway' | deep pink to red | 1" red | rounded | 15-20' | |
M. 'Candied Apple' | red to pink | 5/8" bright red | horizontal, weeping | 10-15' | |
M. 'Centurian' | red to rose red | 5/8" glossy red | narrow, upright | 25' | good narrow tree |
M. 'Coralburst' | rose pink | 1/2" bronze | rounded | 8' | dwarf habit |
M. 'David' | pink to white | 1/2" scarlet red | compact | 15-20' | good foliage |
M. 'Dolgo' | pinkish to white | 1-1/4"-1-1/2" bright red | open | 40' | fruit makes jelly |
M. 'Donald Whyman' | pink to white | 3/8" bright red | compact, rounded | 15-20' | good bird food |
M. 'Floribunda' | deep pink to white | 3/8" red and yellow | rounded, dense | 25' | Japanese Crab |
M. 'Golden Hornet' | white | 1" yellow | compact | 15-20' | persistent fruit |
M. 'Harvest Gold' | white | 3/8" golden | upright | 20' | good street tree |
M. 'Henry Kohankie' | white and pinkish | 1-1/4" red | rounded | 20' | |
M. hupehensis | white | 3/8" red | vase shape | 25' | picturesque |
M. 'Indian Magic' | red to rose pink | 1/2" glossy red | rounded | 15-20' | outstanding fruit |
M. 'Katherine' | pink to white | 2/5" yellow | loose open | 20' | double flower |
M. 'Liset' | crimson to rose red | 5/8" glossy crimson | rounded | 15-20' | excellent red |
M. 'Mary Potter' | pink to white | 3/8" yellow | rounded | 10' | shrub-like |
M. 'Milton Baron' | white | red | rounded | 15-20' | |
Malus Cultivar | Flower | Fruit | Form | Size | Comments |
M. 'Ormiston Roy' | apple-pink to white | 3/8" yellow | rounded, dense | 25-30' | persistent fruit |
M. 'Pink Spire' | pink | 1/2" maroon | upright, oval | 15' | |
M. 'Prince George' | rose pink | no fruit | upright, dense | 15-20' | double flower |
M. 'Profusion' | purplish red | 1/2" oxblood red | upright, spreading | 25' | |
M. 'Red Baron' | dark red | dark red | columnar upright | compact flower | |
M. 'Red Jewel' | white | 1/2" cherry red | horizontal branching | 15' | good fruiting |
M. 'Red Splendor' | pink | 1/2" red | upright, spreading | 20' | persistent fruit |
M. 'Robinson' | deep pink | 3/8" glossy dark red | upright | 20-25' | vigorous grower |
M. sargentii | white | 1/4" dark red | horizontal | 8' | shrub-like |
M. 'Snowdrift' | red to white | 3/8" orange-red | oval, dense | 15-20' | good street tree |
M. 'Sugar Tyme' | pink to white | 1/2" rich red | upright, oval | persistent fruit | |
M. 'Tschonoski' | white | 1" dull, yellow-brown | upright, oval | 30' | good foliage |
M. 'Veitchii' | white | 1/2" purple-brown | upright, narrow | 20' | |
M. 'White Angel' | white | 1/2" scarlet red | rounded | 20-25' | good flower, fruit |
M. 'White Cascade' | white | 1/4" lime-yellow | pendulous | 12-15' | weeping |
M. 'Winter Gold' | carmine to white | 1/2" yellow | broadly pyramidal | 20' + | outstanding fruit |
M. Zumi 'Calocarpa' | white | 1/8" brilliant red | rounded | 25' | one of the best |