Crabapples don’t have much of a following in the Northwest — yet. Extend the tree-blooming season with these varieties. We are blessed with an extended parade of flowering trees in the Northwest.

When I was 8 or 9 years old, I loved to climb the tree in my neighbor's backyard. It had dark pink flowers, but more importantly loads of dark red fruit. Branching low to the ground it was easy to ...

Stunning spring blooms? Check. Tree that fits in small yards? Check. Fruit for the birds? Check. A flowering crab apple checks all the boxes. “They really are stunning trees,” said Julie Janoski, ...

As I drive around town, I have been enjoying the spectacular display from the crabapple trees shouting that spring is here. When their canopies are full of blossoms in white, pink and red, it is easy ...

The bloom is on the branch and spring has sprung. And even in my short commute to work, I pass about a dozen varieties of flowering trees and bushes. It occurred to me that I haven’t the slightest ...

Flowering crab apple trees are in their glory in spring, blooming in shades of white, pink and red throughout Chicago-area neighborhoods. You can see many flowering crab apple trees around Crabapple ...

Ken Shacklin has lived in Littleton for 14 years. This spring in particular he has been struck by bold pink and white flowers that line many of the city’s streets courtesy of a cornucopia of crabapple ...