Native to the US crabapple trees

[b116757]

Native nurseries has some native to the US crabapples I may order a couple to try them out two different kinds prairie crab and sweet southern crab one is CAR resistant the other is not according to their website

Pre Order Prairie Crab Apple (Malus ioensis) for Fall Shipment

Looking for Prairie Carb Apple (Malus ioensis) seedlings for sale? Check out Nativ Nurseries for high-quality seedlings that create excellent wildlife habitats for deer and other wildlife. These apple trees are also great for attracting pollinators. Learn more here.

www.nativnurseries.com

 

[BrushyPines]

I have bought a good bit of trees from them in the past and all have done well. I had a couple not make it, but I think it was more the location I planted them in than the tree. Just keep in mind that it will be a seedling. I dont think they have any grafted varieties. From the crabs I got from them, they do show some CAR. Not enough to affect them though. They are not Prairie crabs though, they are the wild crabs they offer.

 

[bigboreblr]

yellow river nursery's red splendor crabs seedling caught my eye as well as some oaks. Probably taking a year or two off from planting.

Prairie fire might be something to look into. Far as american goes, George Washington's gang loved hewes.

Not sure how native apples are to the US. Many were from europe.

 

[keets]

yellow river nursery red splendor and siberian crabs are great

 

[Double Creek]

Everything I’ve ordered from Nativ has done well. I have a lot of Chickasaw plum and oak coming this winter.

I planted 12 of their persimmon seedlings in May and the majority are already growing out of the 4ft tube. Granted we have had near perfect growing conditions this summer.

 

[sandbur]

Years back, I received some crab scion from the GRIn site. Some of the varieties had a native crab parent that was crossed with domestic apples in the 1930’s.

I tacked them on some flowering crabs and got some apples. I remember one limb broke off due to fruit load. Most faded away.

Interesting reading about them and parentage on the GRIN site.

Old fart rambling on here…. One reference was that this apple breeder from South Dakota located what he felt was the northern most Prairie crab near Nevis, Minnesota. Memory tells me it was a 4 foot high bush with fruit. he crossed it with a domestic apple.

Some of us from Minnesota had discussions about this on one of the forums.

Another interesting note was that Native Americans would pick the apples and bury them for a period. They were very astringent and more palatable after storage.

I doubt we can find many true native crabs anymore. Lots of pollen from domestic apples have been floating around.

 

[bigboreblr]

Soem of those flowering bird crabs look good enough for deer planting. A small side interest at camp is having a apple tree than plants itself. Maybe a new tree here or there, but most would likely be nice browse bushes for the deer.

I planted adirondack and a few dolgo seedlings for this reason. Also, thats why I am intersted in red splendor too. Unfortuneatly, I had little adirondack scion and none of it survive grafting this year.

Just see some flowering crabs the deer and bird enjoy in january and febuary alongside the roads I travel.

 

[sandbur]

Soem of those flowering bird crabs look good enough for deer planting. A small side interest at camp is having a apple tree than plants itself. Maybe a new tree here or there, but most would likely be nice browse bushes for the deer.

I planted adirondack and a few dolgo seedlings for this reason. Also, thats why I am intersted in red splendor too. Unfortuneatly, I had little adirondack scion and none of it survive grafting this year.

Just see some flowering crabs the deer and bird enjoy in january and febuary alongside the roads I travel.

I find an occasional wild crab on my place.

My buddy is a bit west in the hills and he finds more wild crabs and apples.

This week I found a wild plum that I have missed for several years.

Some wild plum or if you can find some of those old farmstead plums might be interesting for you. Wild plums seem to sucker faster than the farmstead plum.

Sorry to steal the thread.

 

[b116757]

I planted Adirondack, SugerTyme and Red Jewel for wildlife and winter interest in my yard if the do well for me I’ll plant more in my wildlife plantings.

 

[b116757]

https://jfschmidt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/JFS_CRAB_CHART.pdf

Nice crabapple chart

 

[b116757]

Those Yellow River offerings