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New for Spring 2023!
Crabapples are especially useful for homemade apple cider and have a place in any home orchard! Choose from our selection of named varieties and continue reading for their unique traits.
Please note, Crabapple trees are shipped bare root, and will be roughly 48" tall and 18" wide.
Overview
If you plant an apple seed, you will almost always get a tree that produces small, sour apples—crabapples. For named varieties of both apples and crabapples, trees are propagated by “budding,” a type of grafting—not by seed. Choose a tried and true crabapple from our different named varieties below:
Chestnut: Blooming in early spring with white and pink blossoms, Chestnut is a vigorous annual apple producer that grows pale yellow crabapples with red blush and russeting. The uniquely chestnut flavored apples make a delicious apple cider, but can also be used in jellies or eaten fresh from the tree. This tree will mature to be 15-20' tall, and 10-20' wide. Expect ripe crabapples in early fall. Good for zones 3-8.
Dolgo: Blooming longer that most varieties, beautiful white flowers provide pollen for the bees in the spring. Dolgo produces crimson red fruits that appear in August and can be used in a wide assortment of baked goods, jams, jellies, and beverages. This tree will mature to be 30-40' tall, and 25-30' wide. Expect ripe crabapples in late summer. Good for zones 3-9.
Hewes: Blooming in the spring with white flowers, the Hewes is best known for its use in southern apple cider. Beloved by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, these bronze apples are deliciously sweet with an almost butterscotch taste. This tree will mature to be 10-15' tall, and 10-15' wide. Expect ripe crabapples in the fall. Good for zones 5-9.
Hyslop: Blooming in the spring with white flowers, the Hyslop is a tried and true producer of worthy Crabapples. Highly acidic and tannin-rich red and yellow fruits are great additions to hard ciders, as well as jellies, pickles, and sauces. This tree will mature to be 12-15' tall, and 12-15' wide. Expect ripe crabapples early fall. Good for zones 4-8.
Features & Benefits:
- Crabapples are a great choice for brewing cider
- Grows in full sun but tolerates light shade
- Arrives bare root, roughly 48" tall and 18" wide
- Grown & shipped from the USA
Care Instructions:
Watering: Crabapples will need to be watered daily for the first 3-5 weeks; then 2-3 times a week for the remainder of the year until winter. Watering needs may be altered due to extreme weather conditions.
Soil/Conditions: All varieties prefer well-draining, acidic, loam soil.
Pruning Crabapples is fairly simple. We recommend pruning the branches when your Crabapple is done flowering, and cut off any suckers around the base of your tree whenever they appear.
For more information on planting and selecting fruit trees, see our guide here.
Shipping & Delivery:
All Bower & Branch plants are fresh from the grower and shipped in specialized grower packaging. Plants are shipped on specific days depending on your location to reduce days in transit, and are delivered by UPS to your door.
Edible Crabapples start shipping mid February and continue through May. Shipping is not available year-round.
About Bower & Branch:
Founded 30 years ago by the Eaton family on their 175-acre farm in Pennsylvania, Bower & Branch is now a group of growers and independents who share a common passion for trees and the people who plant them. Bower & Branch is devoted to helping homeowners make better decisions when it comes to choosing, planting, and caring for their trees and plants.
The growers at Bower & Branch understand the fundamental values of patient growing practices, delivering trees in their prime, and ultimately taking the best care of trees so that they have the best start after leaving the nursery.
Description
New for Spring 2023!
Crabapples are especially useful for homemade apple cider and have a place in any home orchard! Choose from our selection of named varieties and continue reading for their unique traits.
Please note, Crabapple trees are shipped bare root, and will be roughly 48" tall and 18" wide.
Overview
If you plant an apple seed, you will almost always get a tree that produces small, sour apples—crabapples. For named varieties of both apples and crabapples, trees are propagated by “budding,” a type of grafting—not by seed. Choose a tried and true crabapple from our different named varieties below:
Chestnut: Blooming in early spring with white and pink blossoms, Chestnut is a vigorous annual apple producer that grows pale yellow crabapples with red blush and russeting. The uniquely chestnut flavored apples make a delicious apple cider, but can also be used in jellies or eaten fresh from the tree. This tree will mature to be 15-20' tall, and 10-20' wide. Expect ripe crabapples in early fall. Good for zones 3-8.
Dolgo: Blooming longer that most varieties, beautiful white flowers provide pollen for the bees in the spring. Dolgo produces crimson red fruits that appear in August and can be used in a wide assortment of baked goods, jams, jellies, and beverages. This tree will mature to be 30-40' tall, and 25-30' wide. Expect ripe crabapples in late summer. Good for zones 3-9.
Hewes: Blooming in the spring with white flowers, the Hewes is best known for its use in southern apple cider. Beloved by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, these bronze apples are deliciously sweet with an almost butterscotch taste. This tree will mature to be 10-15' tall, and 10-15' wide. Expect ripe crabapples in the fall. Good for zones 5-9.
Hyslop: Blooming in the spring with white flowers, the Hyslop is a tried and true producer of worthy Crabapples. Highly acidic and tannin-rich red and yellow fruits are great additions to hard ciders, as well as jellies, pickles, and sauces. This tree will mature to be 12-15' tall, and 12-15' wide. Expect ripe crabapples early fall. Good for zones 4-8.
Features & Benefits:
- Crabapples are a great choice for brewing cider
- Grows in full sun but tolerates light shade
- Arrives bare root, roughly 48" tall and 18" wide
- Grown & shipped from the USA
Care Instructions:
Watering: Crabapples will need to be watered daily for the first 3-5 weeks; then 2-3 times a week for the remainder of the year until winter. Watering needs may be altered due to extreme weather conditions.
Soil/Conditions: All varieties prefer well-draining, acidic, loam soil.
Pruning Crabapples is fairly simple. We recommend pruning the branches when your Crabapple is done flowering, and cut off any suckers around the base of your tree whenever they appear.
For more information on planting and selecting fruit trees, see our guide here.
Shipping & Delivery:
All Bower & Branch plants are fresh from the grower and shipped in specialized grower packaging. Plants are shipped on specific days depending on your location to reduce days in transit, and are delivered by UPS to your door.
Edible Crabapples start shipping mid February and continue through May. Shipping is not available year-round.
About Bower & Branch:
Founded 30 years ago by the Eaton family on their 175-acre farm in Pennsylvania, Bower & Branch is now a group of growers and independents who share a common passion for trees and the people who plant them. Bower & Branch is devoted to helping homeowners make better decisions when it comes to choosing, planting, and caring for their trees and plants.
The growers at Bower & Branch understand the fundamental values of patient growing practices, delivering trees in their prime, and ultimately taking the best care of trees so that they have the best start after leaving the nursery.
- Shipping Size:
- Bare Root, roughly 4' tall
- Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Fruiting Time:
- Late Summer, into Fall
- Origin:
- Grown in the U.S.A
- Lead Time:
- Ships within 10-15 Business Days from February to mid May
- No-hassle, 30 day returns
- No sales tax
- Quick shipping
- Secure shopping (SSL, PCI, McAfee Secure)
- In business since 2000
- Member of Better Business Bureau, Green America, and US EPA Watersense
- Carbon-neutral, Family-owned business that promotes sustainability!
Specifications:
- Shipping Size:
- Bare Root, roughly 4' tall
- Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Fruiting Time:
- Late Summer, into Fall
- Origin:
- Grown in the U.S.A
- Lead Time:
- Ships within 10-15 Business Days from February to mid May
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