The spring time flowers of the various flowering crabs is always an exciting time at the nursery. After a long winter – to see the trees dressed in such beautiful flowers is always a treat – however – the fall and winter seasons are when the flowering crabs really shine. This picture shows the David Flowering Crab with its orange/red fruit shining in the sun. David is a smaller, Zone 4 crabapple. Reaching a mature height and width of 12′, it has a compact, rounded shape. The foliage is lighter green and glossy. Flowering white in the spring – it’s fruit is persistant. It has good to excellent disease resistant and is absolutely a gorgeous tree.
