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Awards
- RHS AGM (current)
Flower colour
- Pink - light
Fruit colour
- Red
Leaf colour
- Green
Category
- Crab-apple trees
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Crab-apple trees
2
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Available form
1-year
1
2-year
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3-year
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Spindlebush
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Bare-root
1
12L pot
1
11.5L pot
1
Growing
Gardening skill
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Beginner
2
Average
Experienced
Awards
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RHS AGM (current)
2
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
2
Attractive fruit
2
Attractive tree / plant
1
Attractive bark
Attractive foliage
Autumn foliage colour
Variegated foliage
Scented flowers
1
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
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Columnar / Fastigiate
1
Upright
Upright-spreading / Vase
Pyramidal
Spreading / Flat-topped
Weeping
1
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
1
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
Some shade
Tolerates shade
Pruning
Do not prune
No need to prune
Light prune
1
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
Growth rate
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Fast
Average
Slow
1
Site conditions
Sheltered site
Windy site
Free-draining site
Occasional flooding
Occasional drought
Coastal site
Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
1
RHS Plants for Pollinators
Melliferous
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Identification
Flower colour
White
1
Cream
Pink - light
2
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
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Single flower (5-8 petals)
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Double flower (25-50 petals)
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
1
May
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
2
Bronze
Dark purple
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
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Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
Yellow
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
Orange / Red
Bronze / Purple
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Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Pink
Purple
Red
2
Red - dark
Red / Black
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
Average
Large
Very large
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
Persistent
1
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
Bark
White
Grey
Brown - light
Brown - chocolate
Brown / Red
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
Striated - red
Peeling
Country of origin
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Spain
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Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
1
Annual cycle
Deciduous
2
Evergreen
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Varieties list
Admiration
Malus Admiration is one of the best crab-apples for small gardens, with clouds of white blossom followed by persistent fruitlets.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red
Flower colour: Pink - light
Leaf colour: Green
Malus halliana
Sun Rival
Malus Sun Rival is a popular weeping crab-apple, with pale pink blossom and small red berry-like fruitlets.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red
Flower colour: Pink - light
Leaf colour: Green
Malus