Cardinal perched on snow-coverd branch looking at the camera - Jamesbrey/Getty Images One of the best things about gardening is seeing all the wildlife flock to your yard when the plants begin to ...

Bright red crabapples growing in clusters surrounded by green leaves growing on branch of a crabapple tree - Helen Reid/Getty Images What's the difference between a crabapple tree and an apple tree?

A: Yes, it is entirely possible that your crabapple and your 'Fuji' apple tree have been engaging in some "hanky-panky." Apples and crabapples can interbreed freely because they are the same plant ...

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 such an ...

Q. I have a suggestion for people who dislike the fruit falling from ornamental flowering crabapple trees, especially along city boulevards. I had this problem with a tree in my yard, but I love the ...

“It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple-tree is connected with that of man.” –Henry David Thoreau, 1862 The Donald Wyman Crabapple (Malus sp.), one variety of the flowering crabapple, ...

Some 12 or 13 years ago, I planted a flowering crabapple tree in the front yard for a Mother's Day gift. The tree has flourished despite rabbits eating three quarters of the way around the base of the ...

A cardinal sits on a tree branch during a winter storm - Suzie Boulianne/Getty Images If you're interested in turning your backyard into a magnet for feathery friends, the right tree can make all the ...