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Japanese Crab Apple

 

This is one of the best Crabapples for form and flower, reaching 15 to 25 feet in height and creating abroad, rounded, densely-branched canopy (Fig. 1). It is also disease resistant, an important attribute for crabapples. The profusion of fragrant, 1 to 1.5-inch-diameter blooms begin as beautiful deep pink to red buds, eventually fading to a glistening white as they open. From August to October, the yellow and red fruits appear, providing a popular food for wildlife or they can be harvested to make a delicious jelly. They can create a litter problem on hard surface beneath the canopy