Q. I enjoy the Plant Medic column. Do you have any knowledge about the sad condition of crabapple trees in the Allen County area? Is there a blight going amongst them? A. Crabapples are native to both ...

The best way to avoid flowering crabapple tree problems is to select a cultivar that is resistant to the common diseases. Many of the new cultivars are resistant to or tolerant to scab, fireblight and ...

Q: Leaves on my flowering crabapple tree have suddenly turned brown looking as if they have been torched. Several of the affected branch tips have curved downwards. It seems to be spreading throughout ...