'Sarah' crabapple is rapidly becoming one of my favorites in the Father Fiala series of selections. The semi-double to double white flow...Read Moreers are borne in abundance, and are wonderfully fragrant.
This tree was named for Sarah Klehm, an outstanding plantswoman and co-owner of Beaver Creek Nursery in Illinois with whom I have done business and had a friendship for many years.
My tree is still relatively young (3 years in 2008), so I haven't been able to enjoy its full fruits. After the disastrous 2007 Easter freeze, I didn't think I would have a live plant. 2008 has brought better weather and full flowering, so I expect to be able to remark on abundant showy persistent orange red fruit come this fall and winter.
'Sarah' crabapple is rapidly becoming one of my favorites in the Father Fiala series of selections. The semi-double to double white flow...Read More