Table 2.

Respondents’ answer to the request, “List your three best-selling crabapples.”

TaxazResponse (%)
Business focus
TotalRetailyLandscapexOtherw
M. ‘Prairifire’23.4 (n=67)23.9 (n=27)22.8 (n=34)25.0(n=6)
M. ‘Spring Snow’22.4 (n=64)20.4 (n=23)22.1 (n=33)33.3(n=8)
M.‘Snowdrift’14.3 (n=41)14.2 (n=16)14.8 (n=22)12.4(n=3)
M.‘Indian Magic’5.2 (n=15)8.8 (n=10)2.7 (n=4)4.2 (n=1)
M.‘Profusion’4.2 (n=12)2.7 (n=3)4.7 (n=7)8.3 (n=2)
M.‘Pink Spires’3.8 (n=11)2.7 (n=3)5.4 (n=8)0.0 (n=0)
M.‘Red Splendor’3.5 (n=10)4.4 (n=5)3.4 (n=5)0.0 (n=0)
M.‘Adams’2.1 (n=6)0.0 (n=0)4.0 (n=6)0.0 (n=0)
M. Centurion®1.7 (n=5)2.7 (n=3)0.7 (n=1)4.2 (n=1)
M.‘Donald Wyman’1.7 (n=5)0.9 (n=1)2.7 (n=4)0.0 (n=0)
M. sargentii1.7 (n=5)1.8 (n=2)2.0 (n=3)0.0 (n=0)
M.‘Robinson’1.4 (n=4)1.8 (n=2)0.7 (n=1)4.2 (n=1)
M.‘Royalty’1.4 (n=4)2.7 (n=3)0.7 (n=1)0.0 (n=0)
M. Harvest Gold®1.0 (n=3)0.0 (n=0)2.0 (n=3)0.0 (n=0)
M.‘Liset’1.0 (n=3)0.9 (n=1)1.3 (n=2)0.0 (n=0)
M.‘Red Barron’1.0 (n=3)1.8 (n=2)0.7 (n=1)0.0 (n=0)
M.‘Sparkler’1.0 (n=3)0.9 (n=1)1.3 (n=2)0.0 (n=0)
M.‘Thunderchild’1.0 (n=3)0.9 (n=1)0.7 (n=1)4.2 (n=1)
M.‘A. Masterpiece’0.7 (n=2)1.8 (n=2)0.0 (n=0)0.0 (n=0)
M. Coralburst®0.7 (n=2)0.0 (n=0)1.3 (n=2)0.0 (n=0)
M. G. Raindrops®0.7 (n=2)0.9 (n=1)0.0 (n=0)4.2 (n=1)
M.‘Pink Perfection’0.7 (n=2)0.9 (n=1)0.7 (n=1)0.0 (n=0)
M.‘Radiant’0.7 (n=2)0.0 (n=0)1.3 (n=2)0.0 (n=0)
M. Red Jewel™0.7 (n=2)0.0 (n=0)1.3 (n=2)0.0 (n=0)
M. Sugar Tyme®0.7 (n=2)0.9 (n=1)0.7 (n=1)0.0 (n=0)
n=286n=113n=149n=24
  • z Of the 34 taxa listed by respondents, only those mentioned two or more times are included.

  • y Retail nurseries/garden centers.

  • x Landscape design/installation firms.

  • w Other = rewholesale nurseries, production nurseries, and one lawn care firm.