Crabapple
Identify
Watch for
Crab apple trees belong to the apple family and have many differently varieties.  They bloom in the spring to summer time depending on the variety and often bloom white or red or a hue in between these colors.  Crab apples make for very nice ornamental domestic trees that you can plant in your yard.  They do not have huge apples so they do not require as much pruning as traditional apple trees need.
One major disease to look for in your crabapple is crabapple scab. This disease comes off looking very ornamental or in other words like it will only harm some leaves.  The truth is that crabapple scab can kill a crab tree once it gets too infected with the disease. It will shrivel up the leaves and leave scabs on the fruit of the tree like shown to the right.
Other diseases that crab apple get are mainly leaf diseases meaning they are only shown on the leaves.  They include a fungus disease called powdery mildew and leaf scorch.  These disease should be watched carefully so they do ruin the beautiful look of your crab apple tree.  All the diseases that crab apples get are treatable.Here are some things to look for in your Crabapple Tree:
  • Leaves are turning yellow and falling off in the spring or summer
  • Fruit has brown to black colored scab on them
  • Leaves have a white fungus growing on them
  • Leaves are burnt looking
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