Crabapple trees are close relative of the common table apple , differentiated only by the size of their fruit . Horticulturalists define crabapples as varieties of the Malus specie with yield less than 2 in in diam . crab apple bloom whitened or pinkish in other spring , and midget variety remain small enough to establish under top executive lines , in landscaping seam , as specimen trees or as a background plant to accent spring perennial and flowering incandescent lamp .

Camelot

The Camelot ( Malus " Camzam " ) overshadow crabapple bears hot purple - garden pink - on - white flower and grows to about 10 feet with an disingenuous , rounded human body , harmonise to the University of Missouri Extension . It bears a profusion of fruit less than an in in diameter , which turns deep Bourgogne late in the season . This color change complements the burgundy hint to the tree ’s autumn foliage . Camelot is disease - resistant , mean that spray for Malus pumila scab or rust can be diminish or get rid of . The Colorado State University Extension also urge another dwarf crabapple in the Camelot training serial , the Lancelot , as have superior disease resistance . Lancelot also rise to about 10 invertebrate foot tall but bears yellow crabapples and play golden fall leaves . The Colorado Extension notes that Lancelot is splendid for very belittled spaces .

Sargent

The Sargent dwarf wild apple grows only 8 feet tall , according to the University of Missouri Extension , make it suitable for a wide variety of landscaping applications . Its pink buds grow into unmarried white prime , and its deep greenish leave have an strange lobed conformation that differs from the common Malus foliage . Its thick red shining fruits persist on the tree throughout the winter . The Colorado State University Extension notes that the Sargent is a good performer in disease electric resistance trials , but does note that it tends to fruit only in jump old age . The Colorado Extension also suggest the Sargent Tina , an even more dwarf form growing to only 5 feet tall by 6 substructure wide in a shrub habit . The yield of both Sargent cultivar are extremely attractive to bird .

Molten Lava

The Molten Lava dwarf crabapple ( Malus " Molazam " ) grows to about 12 foot improbable but has a spectacular weeping habit with white blossom draping its pendulous branches . Its small , bright red fruit persist well into the late fall , according to the University of Missouri Cooperative Extension . The Colorado State University Extension also recommend molten lava for its disease resistance and suggests Louisa as another brave and full-bodied weeping dwarf crabapple . Louisa give birth pink flowers and flyspeck golden yellow fruit , stool it a nice counterpoint to molten lava in the landscape painting .

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