Is it good to plant a crabapple tree in the yard, and how much does a sapling cost?

Many friends with a yard at home like to plant some flowers, grasses and trees, both for decoration and for their auspicious meaning. So is it good to plant a crabapple tree in the yard? How much does a sapling cost?

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1. Basic information about crabapple

1. Origin of the crabapple tree

The crabapple tree, also known as the eight-ribbed crabapple tree, is a plant of the Rosaceae family, and it can be successfully grown on flat land, hillsides, hills or sandy wasteland. At present, its main distribution area in our country is within the territory of Huai'ai in Hebei.

2. Form of the crabapple tree

Crabapple is a deciduous shrub or small tree that can reach a height of seven meters. Its branches are cylindrical, thornless and purplish-red, and its bark is flaky and spindle-shaped, with rather obvious remaining bases after it sheds. The leaves are elliptical or oblong-elliptical, and the leaf margins have spiny fine serrations; in April it produces pale red flowers, and by September and October it can bear deep yellow pear-shaped fruits. The crabapple fruit produced by the eight-ribbed crabapple tree is flat in shape, with about eight obvious raised ribs around it, hence the name “eight-ribbed crabapple”. The eight-ribbed crabapple tree grows fast and has a long lifespan. Young trees bloom and bear fruit in the same year, and the yield doubles year by year. The branches of the eight-ribbed crabapple tree are slender, even and soft, and the tree shape is very graceful.

2. Is it good to plant a crabapple tree in the yard?

Whether a crabapple tree can be planted in the yard should mainly be analyzed from the following points:

1. Planting environment: generally, the planting of trees depends on whether the planting site is suitable, and the crabapple tree has strong survival ability, so crabapple can generally still be planted in residential areas.

2. Size of the planting area: the crabapple tree is a tree that can grow up to seven meters tall, so the place where it is planted cannot be too small, otherwise its growth will be affected.

3. Feng shui influence: crabapple has been a garden tree species since ancient times. Its flowers are enjoyed by both refined and popular tastes, and its posture is elegant and unrestrained. It has long been known as the “immortal among flowers”, the “imperial consort among flowers” and the “noble among flowers”. It is a beautiful and elegant flower, and it is also called the tree of wealth and honor, so whether or not friends believe in feng shui theories, planting a crabapple tree in the yard is a very good choice.

In addition, among crabapple trees, the eight-ribbed crabapple is an economic forest, and it is also an excellent ornamental tree for city parks, road greening and courtyard viewing.

3. How much does a crabapple tree sapling cost?

The price of crabapple tree saplings differs in different regions, and differences in specifications, varieties and purchase quantity are all reasons for price differences.

1. The following is a reference table of prices for some crabapple tree saplings of different specifications compiled by the Tuliu.com editor.

2. At present, for 1.5-2M red ruby crabapple saplings from a garden nursery company in Shuyang, Jiangsu, with a soil ball diameter of 20-80CM, a breast-height diameter of 3-5CM and a tree age of 2-5 years, the price for an order of 10-99 trees is 45 yuan/tree, for 100-499 trees it is 35 yuan/tree, and for an order of more than five hundred trees it is 25 yuan/tree;

3. If buying potted crabapple tree saplings, the price is much cheaper than that of open-field cultivated saplings. For example, for potted papaya crabapple saplings with a height of 0.8-1.5M, a soil ball diameter of 5CM and a tree age of 1 year, the price is: 2 yuan/tree for an order of 20-199 trees, 1.8 yuan/tree for 200-999 trees, and 1.4 yuan/tree for an order of more than one thousand trees.

From the above, it can be seen that generally the larger the order quantity, the more affordable the price, and the price of open-field saplings is higher than that of potted saplings. In addition, please note that the above prices are only for reference, and the local market price should prevail in all cases.