Zones: 3–8 | Height: 15–25 ft | Spread: 15–20 ft
Growth Rate: Fast | Light: Full Sun
Soil: Well-drained, loamy to sandy
Fruit Drop: August–September
Type: Grafted
The Dolgo Crabapple is a fast-growing, cold-hardy fruit tree that provides an early soft mast source for your property. With fruit ripening and dropping from August into September, Dolgo begins producing when whitetails are transitioning out of their summer patterns and into fall.
Known for producing larger-than-average crabapples, this grafted variety is a great fit for food plot edges, transition areas, and dedicated wildlife orchards where dependable early-season fruit is part of the plan.
August through September fruit drop
Produces larger-than-average crabapples
Highly attractive food source for whitetails and other wildlife
Fast growing and cold hardy to Zone 3
Grafted for consistent variety characteristics
Dependable fruit producer once established
Spring blooms provide additional value for pollinators
Excellent for food plot edges, transition areas, and wildlife orchards
Fruit can also be used for jams, preserves, and cider
A great wildlife orchard doesn't produce everything at once.
Dolgo Crabapple gives you an early piece of the puzzle. Pair it with apple, pear, crabapple, chestnut, and oak varieties that produce later in the fall to create a property with changing food sources throughout hunting season.
August. September. October. November. Build a plan that keeps producing.
Plant Dolgo Crabapple in full sun for the best growth and fruit production. Space trees approximately 20–25 feet apart to provide adequate room for mature growth and airflow.
Protect young trees from deer browse and rubbing, control competing vegetation around the base, and provide adequate water during dry periods throughout the first growing season.
You don't have to wait until October for the trees on your property to start working.
With an August through September fruit drop, fast growth, and excellent cold hardiness, Dolgo Crabapple adds a dependable early-season food source to your long-term habitat plan.
Early fruit. Early attraction. Built for the North.
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