> John,
>
> One problem with Fiala's book is that he doesn't give bloom time.
>
> Another things that I'm not sure of is: are the pretty ornamental crabapples
> triploid, and therefore no good as pollenizers?
>
> i.e. if you have a beautiful crabapple tree that produces no fruit, is the
> pollen fertile?
>
> Derry
Derry,
Fiala is pretty good about detailing any known parentage of crab varieties.
Prince Georges he does call "probably a sterile hybrid." There are many
varieties however that are certainly not sterile.
John
Re: [NAFEX] Crab Apples as Pollinizers
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