Chestnut Crabapple Tree
Description
An excellent pollinator for other apples. This annual bearer produces 2" pale yellow crabapples with streaky red blushes and some russeting. Creamy white flesh is fine-grained and crisp, with a sweet, nut-like flavor that is great for fresh eating, cooking or making jellies. Tree is vigorous and hardy and adapts well to different soil types. Developed at the University of Minnesota in 1946. Cold-hardy. Ripens in early September. Pollinator required: Choose another apple variety. See recommended pollinators below.
Characteristics
Bloom Color | White |
Bloom Time | Early |
Chill Hours | 800 |
Fruit Color | Red |
Fruit Size | Large - Extra Large |
Hardiness Zone Range | 3 - 8 |
Pollination | Pollinator Required |
Ripens/Harvest | Early September |
Shade/Sun | Full Sun |
Soil Moisture | Well Drained |
Soil pH Level | 6.0 - 7.0 |
Taste | Astringent, Nutty, Sweet |
Texture | Good Texture; Crisp, Juicy |
Years to Bear | 2 - 5 |
Zone Compatibility
Pollination
Tools & Supplies
Planting & Care
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Questions & Answers
JMJ We've made chestnut crabapple jelly, butter, vinegar, pie filling and now working on apple juice.
They are equally good eaten like a regular apple. Our are organic so we have to cut around some of them that are worm eaten. I wish Starks would carry this variety again , we'd like to have more of them. They are easy to grow. Midwest Mom 8/18/2022
Yes, it is resistant to scab, fire blight, rust and mildew. An excellent cultivar with apples big enough to eat off the tree.
Thank you for your question. It is pest- and scab-resistant and is wonderful for fresh eating, unlike most other crabapples.
Haralson is not self-fertile and needs a pollination partner of a different variety nearby.
These two crabapples are in different flowering groups and do not pollinate one another.
Peat is really meant to be used as a soil amendment. Straw or wood chips allow more air and water through, and are better choirces for your crabapple.
Thank you for your question. Because weather and soil conditions vary so much from year to year and even within your zone, it's best to think of your planting time as a range of favorable conditions instead of an exact time.
You can plant new plants and trees: 1) when the ground is not frozen, 2) when daytime temperatures are above freezing (32ºF) and below 90ºF, and 3) when extreme weather (blizzard, hail, torrential rain, etc.) is not in the forecast. Be sure to keep plants watered if you're transplanting in warm and/or dry weather.
I don't know about apple trees. Mine have not yet started bearing. The native mulberry trees in my yard are being torn up now (December) by deer during rutting season - they seem to like the mulberries more than the other trees for some reason.
This tree has white blooms.
Our website has a special feature that will help you find the best plants for you to grow in your area. Simply enter your zip code in our Hardiness Zone Finder and as you browse our page, you’ll see a small check mark next to products that are hardy to your growing zone! Typically crabapples do not need a pollinator as they are self pollinating.
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Customer Reviews
it is in full sun with very little water this year and seems perfectly fine. I have had these apples before and they're very good, rich and complex flavors. looking forward to one or two to taste. I've thinned out all but a few, so the tree can put on more growth for next year.
We live in Show Me State and the Chestnut Crabapple has given us no problem and easy to grow. It has surprised us with early Spring frost and still bloomed and set fruit . A very dependable fruit tree of for the family.
Crabapple are my favorite
Pollinator
Little apple with a great taste! Easy to process as well
Needed crab apple to polinatw