Tree comparisons
 Collingwood Ingram |  Professor Sprenger |  NUVAR® Marble | |
|---|---|---|---|
| An outstanding small flowering cherry, with deep pink blossom and attractive autumn colour. | A well-proportioned crab-apple with profuse white blossom, and golden-orange fruitlets in autumn. | A modern English crab-apple, with large fruits, ideal for early-season crab-apple jelly. | |
| remove | remove | remove |
Growing
| Flowering cherry tree Collingwood Ingram | Crab-apple trees Professor Sprenger | Crab-apple trees NUVAR® Marble | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardening skill | Beginner | Beginner | Beginner |
| Awards | RHS AGM (current) | ||
| Attractive features | Attractive flowers Autumn foliage colour | Attractive flowers Attractive fruit Attractive tree / plant | Attractive fruit |
| Growth habit | Upright | Spreading / Flat-topped | Upright-spreading / Vase |
| Height after 10 years | 1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft | 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft | 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft |
| Sunlight | Prefers full sun | ||
| Pruning | Light prune | ||
| Growth rate | Average | Average | Average |
Identification
| Flowering cherry tree Collingwood Ingram | Crab-apple trees Professor Sprenger | Crab-apple trees NUVAR® Marble | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower colour | Pink - dark | White | White |
| Flower form | Single flower (5-8 petals) | Single flower (5-8 petals) | Single flower (5-8 petals) |
| Flowering month | March | April | |
| Leaf colour | Green | Green | Green |
| Leaf colour - autumn | Multiple tints | Yellow | Green |
| Fruit colour | Orange | Orange / Red | |
| Fruit size | Average | Large | |
| Fruit persistence | Normal ripening | ||
| Food uses | Jam / Jelly | ||
| Country of origin | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |
| Annual cycle | Deciduous | Deciduous | Deciduous |