Table 1.

Heights and diameter growth of crabapple cultivars after the first three growing seasons.

CultivarLocation, Date plantedAveraαe height (ft)2-year growthAverage diameter (in)2-yr growth
Year 123Year 123
BrandywineGaleton, 10-8912.4*12.5*12.6*.211.7*1.8*2.2*.50
Port Allegany, 11-8710.2*11.4*12.8*2.551.0*1.3*1.7*.73
West Reading, 4-8912.1*12.9*13.8*1.781.5*2.2*2.7*1.17
CenturionDundalk, 4-899.6*10.6*11.2*1.541.2*1.7*2.3*1.10
Huntington, 10-8910.511.312.41.891.21.72.0.74
Roseto, 10-9110.4--1.4--
Towanda, 4-9111.3*12.0*-1.71.9-
Ulysses, 11-879.3*9.8*10.8*1.500.80.91.2.36
Donald Wyman Southmont, 10-908.5*8.9*-1.1*1.2*-
Harvest GoldHuntington, 10-8910.611.512.21.591.21.61.9.69
New Milford, 4-9110.010.6-0.91.3-
Towanda, 10-8810.611.812.61.961.01.4*1.9.87
MadonnaDundalk, 4-898.7*10.0*10.5*1.810.7*1.0*1.3*.53
Towanda, 10-8810.411.612.82.361.11.6*2.0.91
West Reading, 4-8910.4*11.3*12.2*1.750.9*1.2*1.5*.60
Red BarronDushore, 10-9113.2*-1.2*--
Red JewelDushore, 10-919.3*-0.9*--
Tidioute, 10-908.48.79.10.730.9*0.91.1.19
SnowdriftNew Milford, 4-919.710.60.91.4-
Roseto, 10-9110.9-1.4--
Spring SnowGaleton,10-899.4*10.1*11.0*1.621.0*1.1*1.3*.29
Southmont, 10-909.4*9.6*1.4*1.5*-
Towanda, 4-919.7*11.4*1.62.0. -
Sugar TymeDundalk, 4-899.2*10.6*11.3*2.151.1*1.7*2.4*1.34
Port Allegany, 11-878.4*9.1*10.6*2.230.7*1.0*1.3*.54
Tidoute, 4-908.48.59.0.591.1*1.11.2.09
Ulysses, 11-878.2*8.6*9.5*1.370.81.01.2.33
  • * Asterisks represent significant differences from the other cultivar(s) at the same location in the same year. For example, Brandywine was different from Spring Snow at Galeton in all three years. The significance of 2-year growth was not tested.