🍎 Big Morse Crabapple Tree
Zones: 4–8 | Height: 15–25 ft | Spread: 15–20 ft | Growth Rate: Medium
Light: Full sun | Soil: Well-drained, adaptable
Fruit Drop Time: September to October
🏞️ Product Description:
The Big Morse Crabapple is a large-fruited crabapple variety known for its impressive apples, which can grow up to 2 inches in diameter. The fruit offers a sweet flavor balanced with the classic slight astringency of crabapples, making it a favorite for wildlife and a valuable addition to food plots and habitat plantings.
Its abundant fruit drop in early fall provides a timely, energy-rich food source for deer, turkeys, squirrels, and numerous other wildlife species as they prepare for winter.
🦌 Perfect for Hunting Properties:
The Big Morse Crabapple is a key component for wildlife nutrition and cover:
🍽️ Heavy Soft Mast Producer:
Large, flavorful apples drop from September through October, attracting and sustaining a variety of game and non-game animals during a critical feeding period.
🌾 Wildlife Cover and Attraction:
This medium-sized tree offers excellent browsing and roosting opportunities for birds and small mammals, while its dense branching provides shelter and escape cover.
🦃 Pollinator and Game Bird Support:
In spring, its blossoms attract native pollinators, setting the stage for a robust fruit crop that upland birds and mammals rely on.
🌱 Easy to Grow and Maintain:
Adaptable to a wide range of soils and conditions, Big Morse Crabapple is relatively low-maintenance once established, making it an ideal tree for both novice and experienced landowners.
🛠️ Planting Tips:
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Plant multiple trees for best pollination and fruit set
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Space trees 15–20 feet apart to allow mature growth and airflow
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Protect young trees with a Tree Survival Kit to improve establishment
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Prune in late winter to maintain shape and encourage fruit production
🐾 Summary:
The Big Morse Crabapple is a reliable, large-fruited crabapple that boosts wildlife habitat with nutritious fall fruit and quality cover. Whether you’re enhancing a food plot or improving your land’s biodiversity, this tree delivers food, shelter, and seasonal interest year after year.
Plant it to feed wildlife and add natural beauty to your property.
