Chestnut Crabapple - Apple Tree
Zone: 3 to 8
Prefers: Full Sun
Will grow: 20’ Tall and Wide
Fruit Ripens: Early September
Ideal for: Fresh Eating/Cooking/Baking/Jam
Why this variety: The Chestnut Crabapple, introduced by the University of Minnesota in 1946, is a highly sought after crabapple variety because it has much larger crabapples than typical (2”) and a great sweet and nutty flavor for fresh eating and cooking with. This is a favorite fresh eating apple to many who have planted it. It’s a go to variety for little to no maintenance, spraying or fertilizing. The Chestnut Crabapple is a vigorous grower, heavy cropper, and adapts to many different soil types.
Current plant size: 5/8th” trunk diameter (4-6 feet tall 2 year old tree in a 7 gallon nursery pot.)
Root Stock: Malus Dolgo
Zone: 3 to 8
Prefers: Full Sun
Will grow: 20’ Tall and Wide
Fruit Ripens: Early September
Ideal for: Fresh Eating/Cooking/Baking/Jam
Why this variety: The Chestnut Crabapple, introduced by the University of Minnesota in 1946, is a highly sought after crabapple variety because it has much larger crabapples than typical (2”) and a great sweet and nutty flavor for fresh eating and cooking with. This is a favorite fresh eating apple to many who have planted it. It’s a go to variety for little to no maintenance, spraying or fertilizing. The Chestnut Crabapple is a vigorous grower, heavy cropper, and adapts to many different soil types.
Current plant size: 5/8th” trunk diameter (4-6 feet tall 2 year old tree in a 7 gallon nursery pot.)
Root Stock: Malus Dolgo
Zone: 3 to 8
Prefers: Full Sun
Will grow: 20’ Tall and Wide
Fruit Ripens: Early September
Ideal for: Fresh Eating/Cooking/Baking/Jam
Why this variety: The Chestnut Crabapple, introduced by the University of Minnesota in 1946, is a highly sought after crabapple variety because it has much larger crabapples than typical (2”) and a great sweet and nutty flavor for fresh eating and cooking with. This is a favorite fresh eating apple to many who have planted it. It’s a go to variety for little to no maintenance, spraying or fertilizing. The Chestnut Crabapple is a vigorous grower, heavy cropper, and adapts to many different soil types.
Current plant size: 5/8th” trunk diameter (4-6 feet tall 2 year old tree in a 7 gallon nursery pot.)
Root Stock: Malus Dolgo
