Ask a Master Gardener: Scab hits Northland crab apple trees The wet spring and early summer were the perfect conditions for the fungus.

Apple scab is a common fungal infection of crabapple and fruiting apple trees that spreads in years with cool, wet springs. Apple scab rarely kills a tree, but repeated severe infections can ...

It is caused by a fungal disease called apple scab that infects crabapple leaves early in the spring. It starts out with brown spots often along leaf veins and continues to grow. Most people ...

Our arboretum advisors recommend these five crabapple trees (three white, two magenta) as favorites. Note that "disease resistant" does not mean they are immune to apple scab.

Plant Medic columnist Ricky Kemery says apple scab and local drought contribute to poor-looking crabapple trees in Allen County.

The symptoms you describe certainly fit apple scab rather than fire blight. Your tree is probably resistant to apple scab as most varieties propagated and sold now are disease resistant varieties.

Of course, growing an apple tree isn't without its challenges. Most need to be pollinated, many are prone to diseases, and you'll need to put in time and effort for them to reach maturity. To help ...

Many homeowners enjoy growing their own fruit, but they have also learned that they require a lot of care to approach the quality of products obtained from a commercial orchard or grocery store.

Of course, growing an apple tree isn't without its challenges. Most need to be pollinated, many are prone to diseases, and you'll need to put in time and effort for them to reach maturity.