Thinking about spring’s glorious flowering fruit trees in the high desert often makes one wonder, how did some of these nonnative plants get here, and even more curious, how did they adapt to ...

Crabapples perfect for home landscape. A crabapple (Malus sylvestris) is defined as an apple that at maturity is less than two inches in diameter.This deciduous tree is typically found growing in ...

Many American ornamental crabapples have Chinese crabapple (Malus floribunda) in their history. Modern edible apples are thought to be derived from ancient crabapple varieties.