Dolgo Crabapple 

Malus dolgo| Zones 3-9 | Soil: Loamy, Well-Drained

Dolgo is a medium-sized tree that produces small clusters of red/round apples with creamy white flesh.   They are a late summer / early fall apple and are not the greatest for fresh eating, but are used in preserves on occasion.   

A favorite for deer plots as well!

Midwest Crabapple   

Malus baccata v. Mandshurica | Zones 4-8 | Soil: Widely Adaptable

The Midwest Crabapple Tree (Malus baccata var. mandshurica) is an excellent tree for windbreaks, wildlife habitat and recreational plantings. They are extremely hardy and disease resistant. Crabapples are best grown in a sunny location with good air circulation and have no particular soil preferences, except soil should be well-drained. Root pruned trees transplant most easily. Crabapples are grown for their showy flowers and attractive, brightly-colored fruit. Blooms are snowy white.

Prairie Crabapple   

Malus ioensis | Zones 3-8 | Soil: Moist, Well-Drained

A true native apple indigenous to the Midwestern prairie states.   Prairie crabs have a shrubby/bushy appearance and make excellent “islands” of cover and shade in old field type habitats that deer and other mammals can rest under on a sunny day.  While the green fruits aren’t the greatest for fresh eating by human standards, they are very tart, high in pectin, and make a great addition to jellies. A top deer hunters option.   Native to WI and the upper Midwest.

Red Splendor Crabapple   

Malus ‘Red Splendor’ | Zones 4-8 | Soil: Widely Adaptable

“Red Splendor’ is grown for its showy flowers and attractive, brightly-colored fruit, fall color, and winter effect. Use as a specimen, near patios, or as a residential street tree.  

White Siberian Crabapple 

Malus baccata | Zones 2-8 | Soil: Widely Adaptable

This crabapple comes from China, but all over the world it is a popular garden tree, due to its plentiful flowering.  The Siberian crabapple is the hardiest species of the Malus genus and produces white flowers.