Famous for its fruit size

Whitney Crabapple Tree

Famous for its fruit size

Great eaten fresh
Makes wonderfully flavored jams, jelly and cider
Crisp, juicy and tangy-sweet flavor
Self-pollinating
Scab resistant
Ripens late August to early September

Generations of gardeners have loved this crabapple tree for its ornamental qualities and golf-ball sized fruits. Whitney Crabapple Tree produces firm, crisp, tangy-sweet, pinkish-red fruits by the bushels! The fruits are wonderful cooked up in jams and jellies, baked with cinnamon and sugar, or made into cider. In the spring, the tree produces pink and white blossoms that are very showy in the landscape. The tree grows about 20 ft. tall and is resistant to scab. Fruits ripen in late August or early September. Self-pollinating. Zones 3-7.

Why buy a Deluxe package - Deluxe fruit trees include 2 oz. of Fruit-Boost™ Pelletized Calcium to enhance fruit quality, 12 oz. bag of Fruit Tree Food Starter Formula, easy-to-use tree ties (see video below), a premium tree guard to protect the trunk from gnawing pests, mowers and weed trimmers.

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Estimated Shipping Date:

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on weight.

Spring 2025 Shipping Schedule
ZONE	Fruit Trees
3A-4A	3/24/25 - 6/6/25
4B	3/24/25 - 6/6/25
5A	3/10/25 - 6/6/25
5B	2/24/25 - 6/6/25
6A	2/23/25 - 6/6/25
6B	2/23/25 - 5/30/25
7A	2/3/25 - 5/30/25
7B	2/3/25 - 5/30/25
8A & B	2/4/25 - 5/9/25
9A & B	2/4/25 - 5/9/25
10A & B	2/4/25 - 5/9/25
Last Order Date	Zones 3A-7B: 6/2/25 Zones 8A-10B: 5/5/25

Additional Shipping Notes:

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Office boxes.

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Product Details

Botanical Name: Malus ssp 'Whitney'
Height: 20 feet.
Spacing:25 - 35 feet.
Depth:Graft 1 - 2 inches above soil.
Spread:20 feet.
Light Required:Full Sun
Pollinator:Dolgo or another Whiteny Crab apple or other (Malus) viable apple variety blooming in late Spring.
Yield: 2 - 5 bushels at maturity. Bearing age: 3-4 years.
Color: Pink and white.
Size: 2-4 Ft
Blooms: Late Spring
Fruit: Larger than a golf ball. Sweet, juicy, yellowish flesh.
Zone: 3-7