Why grow crab apples?

Out here,Dolgo fruits are almost always perfect. No scab/bug damage. In comparison, my Liberty’s would be inedible if left unmanaged. There is a beautiful Dolgo tree in centertown and pollution + salt don’t seem to be issues.

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I’m starting to appreciate ornamental crabapples. I grafted a few last year and they are already loaded with flowers. Here are Sugar Tyme and Profusion. I’m grafting Thunderchild this year.

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What are the best Crabapples for pollination purposes. Nurseries list a few for commercial growers, Evereste, Mt. Blanc, snowdrift, Frettingham

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I use Chestnut. My Robinson flowering are quite show as well. You might consider


This one is mAybe a year and a half old.

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They make great pollinators!

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