Table 1.

Size, health, and overall ratings of crabapple cultivars, based on data in years 1, 2, 3, 6, and 9 after planting. Average trunk diameter at breast height, tree height, and crown width are given in the most advanced year; foliage health, branch health, and overall ratings are averaged over all years.

CultivarLocationYearDbh (cm)Height(m)Width(m)Foliagez 1 to 5Branchesz 1 to 5Overally 1 to 9
‘Adams’Franklin36.5x3.4x2.6x4.2x4.4x8.2
Emlenton35.73.2x2.5x4.2x4.77.5
Warren32.92.7x2.04.54.98.1
American Masterpiece®Lancaster35.4x3.5x2.7x2.3x3.95.0w
American SpiritLemoyne-233.73.1x2.3x4.85.09.0
Waterford34.23.01.93.9x4.57.3
American TriumphMansfield-232.73.31.52.84.56.1
Brandywine®Port Allegany910.2x4.8x5.8x4.04.75.0v
Galeton910.45.45.4x3.5x4.67.0v
West Reading915.8x6.0x6.9x3.84.4x5.5w
Centurion®Ulysses97.14.1x4.7x4.04.87.7
Dundalk, MD914. 1x5.0x5.9x4.74.9
Huntingdon69.04.13.24.14.67.7
Towanda-269.0x4.4x3.84.34.86.4
Roseto66.23.43.0x4.34.27.0
Leechburg35.5x3.71.84.54.78.5
Harrisburg34.6x3.5x2.2x4.45.09.0
Hollidaysburg33.63.3x2.0x4.4x4.96.7
‘Donald Wyman’Southmont67.43.7x3.4x4.65.07.8
Lemoyne-233.72.8x2.1x4.95.09.0
Waterford34.63.02.04.5x4.77.9
Harvest Gold®Towanda-1911.85.55.3x4.34.77.4w
Huntingdon68.74.43.04.44.78.3
New Milford33.4x3.43.1x3.9
Lawrenceville68.24.7x3.4x4.4x4.97.7
Mansfield-167.5x4.7x3.64.74.98.2
Leechburg36.1x3.71.94.54.68.5
Bellefonte34.6x3.7x2.2x3.5x4.07.0w
Madonna®Towanda-1911.05.44.6x3.94.86.0w
West Reading99.7x5.1x4.0x3.93.7x6.5w
Dundalk, MD96.8x3.9x3.8x4.54.9
‘Prairifire’Lemoyne-134.73.42.45.05.09.0
‘Red Barron’Dushore66.8x5.1x2.8x3.7x4.97.7w
Mansfield-166.3x5.1x3.44.74.98.4
Warren32.63.6x2.04.54.97.7
Harrisburg34.1x3.8x2.0x4.64.98.9
Hollidaysburg33.73.8x1.8x4.1x5.06.0
Lancaster34.5x4.3x2.1x2.8x3.66.0w
‘Red Jewel®Tidioute95.6x4.13.24.74.87.5
Dushore65.4x3.9x2.5x4.5x4.98.9w
Robesonia34.63.2x1.7x4.24.37.0w
Bellefonte33.7x3.2x1.7x4.1x4.28.0w
Franklin35.8x3.7x2.lx4.8x5.0x8.4
Lemoyne-134.83.42.44.95.09.0
‘Sentinel’Robesonia34.83.8x2.0x4.04.36.0w
‘Snowdrift’New Milford34.3x3.43.6x3.8
Roseto66.63.63.4x3.94.36.4
Montrose66.83.93.8x3.9x4.7
‘Spring Snow’Galeton99.05.54.0x4.0x4.65.4v
Southmont67.74.0x2.9x4.45.08.4
Towanda-2612.5x5.4x3.94.54.87.1
Sugar Tyme®Port Allegany97.5x3.9x3.9x4.04.79.0v
Ulysses96.83.5x3.6x4.04.77.9
Dundalk, MD913.5x4.8x5.4x4.84.9
Tidioute96.9x3.83.34.64.97.2
Lawrenceville68.84.3x3.7x4.7x4.67.6
Youngwood34.2x2.7x1.94.8x4.98.0w
Velvet PillarYoungwood34.7x2.8x1.73.4x4.97.0w
zumi ‘Calocarpa’Montrose67.74.04.1x4.6x4.8
Emlenton35.33.1x2.2x4.7x4.67.9
  • z Foliage and branch injury ratings: 1 = 65 to 100%, 2 = 45 to 60%, 3 = 25 to 40%, 4 = 5 to 20%, 5 = less than 5% of leaf surface area or of branches injured.

  • y Overall quality ratings: 0 = unsuitable, 5 or 6 = reasonably good appearance and performance, 9 = ideal for the site conditions in adaptation, appearance, and health.

  • x Significantly different at the 95% level from the other cultivar(s) at the same location.

  • w Overall quality ratings at the same location differ by at least 1.0.

  • v Average overall ratings, all by one observer, are not representative of year 9, when Brandywine was rated 0.0 at Port Allegany and 2.0 at Galeton, compared to 9.0 for Sugar Tyme and 8.0 for ‘Spring Snow’.