Detractors claim these trees are "messy ... Don't knock snow off the branches. Snow actually protects the flowers from a hard freeze. Spring-flowering shrubs are also putting on great shows.

There are literally hundreds of cultivars of crabapple trees that produce small edible fruits, most of which are relished by animals instead of humans. Sassafras trees, which are small, are now ...

One of the best flowering ... crabapple varieties also produce edible fruits, though they're more often used to make ...