Follow @Sean_Breslin. A combination of flooding rain and tornadoes hammered parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Monday into early Tuesday morning in the latest round of severe weather to hit the Midwest. One twister left widespread moderate damage on the northwest side of Litchfield, Minnesota, just after 5:30 p.m. CDT.
While the majority of crabapple trees will grow in the 15- to 25-foot-tall range some species are as small as 6 feet tall while others may grow 50 feet in height.
Genetic Factors The number one factor affecting apple fruit size is the genetics of the cultivar. Think of a crab apple. No matter what growers do, crab apple fruit always will be small. Likewise, Honeycrisp and Mutsu fruit tend to be large. Genetics can affect both cell number and cell size.