Dolgo Crabapple
What: Dolgo Crabapple (Malus ‘Dolgo’) is a supremely cold-hardy tree that combines ornamental beauty with edible fruit production. It delivers stunning white spring blossoms from pink buds and produces abundant bright red crabapples perfect for making jelly and preserves.
Best use: Perfect as both an accent and fruit tree in home landscapes, providing ornamental beauty through all four seasons while yielding a productive harvest. Its spectacular spring flowering display and brilliant red fruits make it an excellent choice for edible landscaping, shade, and as a striking focal point in prairie gardens.
Plant Details
| Height | 35 feet |
| Spread | 30 feet |
| Hardiness Zone | 2 |
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| Watering | Average to moist; do not allow to dry out |
| Growth Rate | Medium |
| Bloom Time | Mid spring |
| Flower Color | White (from pink buds) |
| Fruit | Bright red crabapples, late summer to mid fall |
| Fall Color | Yellow |
| Maintenance | Moderate; best pruned in late winter |
| Uses | Accent, shade, orchard/edible landscaping |
| Form | Deciduous tree with rounded form |
| Pollination | Requires a compatible apple or crabapple pollinator nearby |
