USDA Certified Organic

The Whitney Crab apple is a large crabapple with yellow skin overlaid with red blush red striping. Whitney Crab apple trees  are one of the few crabapples that is great for eating out of hand. Often one of our favorite eating apples, crisp, juicy, subacid, almost sweet, with distinctive crabapple overtones. A small tree when mature making a nice selection for limited spaced gardens. Please see below for further information on our organically grown Whitney Crab apple trees for sale.

Considerations for Whitney Crab

USDA Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Heirloom: Yes

Uses: Cider, Cooking / Sauces, Canning / Preserves

Harvest Period: Midseason

Low Chill: Yes

Bloom Period: Early

Pollination Requirement: Self-Fertile

Origin Date: Illinois 1869

Storage: 1-2 months

Disease Resistance: Good

Rootstock: MM 111 (semi-dwarf)

Years to Bear: 2-4 years

Recommended Spacing: 12-16 ft.

Mature Size: 12-16 ft.

Water Requirements: 12-15 gallons per week May through Sept.

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Size of tree

Our trees range in height from 4-8 ft. in our field and trimmed to 4 to 5 ft. when shipped. Our young two year trees are most often feathered (side limbs). The trees diameter (caliper) is often 1/2 to 3/4 inch; *As noted by University of California Scientists and other qualified professionals the most successful trees often have caliper from 1/2" to 5/8" and usually establish faster than smaller and larger planting stock. .

Pruning tip

Basic idea for Pruning: Most fruit trees should be pruned in frost-free periods mid to late winter. (apricots best after bud break) Remove most vertical branches and shorten side branches. Fruiting wood is best on horizontal to 45 degree limbs. Learn more...

Shipping information

Shipping Note: Our fruit trees and berries are delivered to you bareroot during their winter dormancy from January through May depending on USDA zone. Trees are shipped with your invoice and helpful planting directions. There is no minimum quantity required but shipping rate for an individual tree is expensive since UPS/Fed Ex charge a dimensional weight and an additional handling fee to ship a tree. You'll find it's cost effective to consider a handful of trees,vines or our helpful Tree Starter Kits.

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