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.
How & When to Trim Flowering Crab Trees. Crabapples are cherished for their delicate blooms. Flowering crabapple trees, genus Malus, are favorites for landscaping because of their intriguing natural shapes, flower color and bloom time. During the spring, most species and cultivars explode into bloom and the trees are covered in pink, white or red flowers. As they are spring bloomers, prune crabapples directly after flowering to reduce the risk of cutting off the developing buds.