WILD native crab-apples are ripe in the hedgerows and the fruit is pretty but not as decorative as the garden crab-apples. These are mostly species from other countries or hybrids bred by nurserymen.

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Is your crab apple tree resplendent in delicate blossoms in spring … or does it develop ugly spots on fruits and leaves? When you spray fungicides, prune your tree well and keep it as healthy as ...