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Crab Apple condition #946610

Asked October 06, 2026, 2:48 PM EDT

We have a crab apple that does not look good.Thank you. Jim Moore

Olmsted County Minnesota

Expert Response

Thank you for writing.
These are very low resolution pictures.  Mobile phones typically shoot at 3-5 mbytes. I can't magnify these.

I need a close up of the top and bottom of a small group of leaves.
I also need a high quality picture taken from no more than two feet away of the trunk entering the ground.
Do you have landscape cloth under those rocks?
Steve Miles, Master Gardener, Hennepin County, (I am a volunteer human being: not a bot, not AI). I'm an avid gardener but not a degreed or certified horticulturist or arborist. I will do much better if you also send a photograph. I like follow-up questions.  The University' garden soil tests are excellent.  https://soiltest.cfans.umn.edu/testing-services/lawn-garden This is how to find a tree expert.  https://extension.umn.edu/planting-and-growing-guides/how-hire-tree-care-professional  A Directory of ISA certified arborists is at https://certificates.directory.isa-arbor.com/  The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is a wonderful place to see and learn about plants that grow in Minnesota. https://mngardens.horticulture.umn.edu/minnesota-landscape-arboretum  Ask a Master Gardener is a public service of the University of MInnesota's Extension Division.  Please donate if we make you happy.  https://give.umn.edu/gardener Replied October 06, 2026, 6:21 PM EDT

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