What's a crabapple tree?
Simply so, what is the purpose of a crabapple tree?
There are numerous reasons to consider planting a crabapple tree. Their ability to help pollinate other fruit trees, the tasty fruit, and their beautiful blooms make them a great asset for your yard or orchard.
In this way, can you eat crab apples off the tree?
Yes, you can eat crab apples. Generally, they're too tart to eat raw, but their appliness is intense when cooked. Crab apples have a really high pectin content, great for jams and jellies. They may be small and sour, but you can make some amazing recipes with the fruit of the crab apple tree.
The upright oval to vase shape of Harvest Gold crabapple makes the tree a good small shade tree as well as a flowering and fruiting ornamental. It has good resistance to all four major crabapple diseases—fire blight, apple scab, powdery mildew, and cedar-apple rust.