I had the same experience as Rick with the 2 PF crab's in my yard. Both were planted last spring and flowered ok. This spring one went crazy with flowers and now is concentrating its energy into fruit development. It has small leaves and the new growth is unimpressive so far although still growing. The other tree (the one that receives the MOST sun) flowered in 2 small sections but has put over 1' of growth with huge leaves and still actively extending the new growth shoots. I think rhizo is dead on. This weird winter is most likely to blame for the poor flower display but a late freeze could also be the culprit. Remember the once dormant buds have to open and the growth extend a certain distance before the flower buds will be visible. My Harvest Gold crab is in full on leaf out before flowering which really detracts from the flower show. Every cultivar is different and we don't know which one you have. John

How about other trees in the same height category: paperbark maple Acer griseum corkscrew willow 'twisty baby' locust Redbud.....maybe a great native choice for you!!! or slower growing trees with outstanding foliage like some beech cultivars... 'roseomarginata' or some wonderful conifers that put on unbelievable spring shows like: Pinus contorta 'taylors sunburst' 3-4 WEEKS!!!of yellow new growth. See Photo. I could go on forever... red leaf japanese maple...bloodgood, atropurpureum, emperor(supposed to be the hardiest of all, emperor I or II) the debate with crabapples will always be...ARE THE WONDERFUL FLOWERS WORTH THE TROUBLE OF THE UNATTRACTIVE DISEASE RIDDEN FOLIAGE...AND IS ANYTHING WORTH SPRAYING IN MY GARDEN TO CONTROL DISEASE?...my honest opinion, there's plenty of wonderful plants that have outstanding characteristics that NEVER need to be sprayed. Blacklab Here is a link that might be useful:

Thank you for clarify this for me. Unforunately the unreliable seller on ebay is yet to post my crab apple trees! Bought a 5 foot high Apple scrumptious in the mean time though .... :)

Beautiful pictures and waxwings are probably my favorite bird. However, these appear to be Cedar waxwings, not Bohemian. Yes, Bohemian are larger, but they also swould have two white patches on their wings and a russet patch under their tail. The Cedar do not have the white wing patches and htey are white under the tail. From Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology: Bohemian Waxwing Cedar Waxwing (also from Cornell)