Crabapples don’t have much of a following in the Northwest — yet. Extend the tree-blooming season with these varieties. We are blessed with an extended parade of flowering trees in the Northwest.

WHAT: This flowering crabapple, known as Strawberry Parfait, is red when in bud. Its large, light pink flowers feature deep pink margins. It is a heavy bloomer and one of the best pink-flowering ...

Flowering trees make for a stunning centerpiece in any yard. They not only signify the arrival of different seasons with colorful, vibrant blooms, but they also lend sweet aromas and a sense of whimsy ...

When the late Melvin Bergeson, longtime Fertile, Minn., nursery man, introduced the Red Splendor flowering crabapple back in 1948, little did he know what impact it would have on the region. Today, ...

DENVER — Blooming crabapples are one of the glories of spring. Crabapples are easy to grow, drought tolerant and long-lived. There are four species native to the U.S. and numerous cultivated varieties ...

Stunning spring blooms? Check. Tree that fits in small yards? Check. Fruit for the birds? Check. A flowering crab apple checks all the boxes. “They really are stunning trees,” said Julie Janoski, ...

Nancy Bardetti wasn’t sure she could trust her eyes. There, in her front yard at the end of autumn, stood her crabapple tree – in bloom. “I thought I had too much wine the night before,” recalled The ...

In this month of transitions, when multicolored leaves are littering our lawns and frost finishes the final blooms of our annuals, it's the lingering color that catches our eye. Hanging from the bare ...

Many small ornamental trees brighten the Chicago region with their spring blooms: redbuds, crabapples, serviceberries, magnolias, wild plums and many more. Cherries, not so much. The Japanese cherry ...