Sargent Crabapple

Malus sargentii

Rosaceae · broadleaf · introduced

Quick Facts

Height

8 ft

Spread

16 ft

Growth Rate

Moderate

Light

Full Sun

Soil

Adaptable

Water

Moderate

Hardiness

Zone Zones 4a–9b

Bloom Time

April

Origin

Coming Soon

Phenological Calendar

Stage	Typical Window	What to Look For
Bud break BBCH 07	Feb 15-Mar 15	Buds swelling and beginning to open; first green tissue visible
Leaf emergence BBCH 11	Mar 1-Apr 1	First leaves fully unfurled on new growth
Bloom start BBCH 61	Apr 1-Apr 30	First open flowers visible; flowers white
Bloom end / petal fall BBCH 69	Apr 15-May 15	Last petals falling; flower structures fading
Fruit/seed development BBCH 71	Jun 1-Aug 31	Fruit or seed structures forming; fruit color: red
Fruit/seed maturity BBCH 85	Sep 1-Nov 30	Fruit fully colored and ripened; seed dispersal may begin
Fall color / leaf senescence BBCH 93	Oct 1-Nov 15	Leaves changing color; fall display beginning
Dormancy BBCH 97	Nov 15-Feb 28	Leafless; no active growth; dormant buds set

Diseases (27)

Erwinia amylovora Fire Blight

Podosphaera aphanis var. aphanis Powdery Mildew

Thekopsora minima and Naohidemyces vaccinii Rust

Venturia inaequalis Scab

Phytophthora syringae (primary), P Stem Rot

Phacidiopycnis washingtonensis Twig Dieback and Canker

Cryptosporiopsis curvispora Anthracnose (Bull's-eye Rot)

Apple mosaic Apple Mosaic

Apple proliferation Apple Proliferation

Apple dead Dead Spur

Several Diplodia spp. can cause branch cankers on apple b... Diplodia Canker

Apple flat Flat Apple Disease

Phytophthora cactorum Fruit Rot, Phytophthora

This disease Green Crinkle Disease

Three viruses Latent Virus Diseases

Several different Moldy Core and Core Rots

Non-pathogenic (physiological) Necrotic Leaf Blotch (Golden Leaf Drop)

Isolation attempts Necrotic Leaf Spot

Cryptosporiopsis perennans Perennial Canker (Bull's-eye Rot)

Complex of Pythium spp., Phytophthora spp., Rhizoctonia s... Replant Disease

These diseases Rubbery Wood and Flat Limb

These diseases Scar Skin and Dapple Apple

Storage Problems

Tomato ringspot Union Necrosis and Decline

Rhizobium radiobacter (formerly Agrobacterium tumefaciens) Crown Gall

Cytospora canker Cytospora Canker

Pests (32)

Cinara occidentalis, Cinara abietis Aphid

Apple-and-thorn skeletonizer

Enarmonia formosana Cherry bark tortrix

Tortricidae Leafroller

Lepidosaphes ulmi Oystershell scale

Rose leafhopper

Diaspidiotus perniciosus San Jose scale

Tetranychidae Spider mite

Malacosoma spp. Tent caterpillar

Anthracnose and Bull's-eye rot

Crown and Collar Rot

Fruit Russeting

Nectria Canker (European Canker)

Nectria Twig Blight (Coral Spot)

Phytophthora fruit rot

Apple ermine moth

Halyomorpha halys Brown marmorated stink bug

Cydia pomonella Codling moth

Cutworms and Armyworms

Dermaptera Earwig

Fruittree leafroller

Cicadellidae Leafhopper

Nuculaspis californica Lecanium scale

Tentiform leafminer

Leafroller and Leaftier

Nematode, Dagger

Nematode, Root-lesion