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Over 400 varieties of flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans and other ornamental trees.
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Varieties
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Awards
- RHS AGM (current)
Flower colour
- White
Fruit colour
- Yellow
Leaf colour
- Green
Category
- Crab-apple trees
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Categories
Crab-apple trees
3
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
3
Our recommendations
1
Stock availability
All
3
Available to pre-order
3
Not in stock
0
Available form
1-year
3
2-year
3
Top-worked
Spindlebush
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Bare-root
3
12L pot
3
11.5L pot
1
Growing
Gardening skill
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Beginner
3
Average
Experienced
Awards
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RHS AGM (current)
3
RHS AGM (former)
1
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
RHS Plant of the Year
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
3
Attractive fruit
3
Attractive tree / plant
Attractive bark
Attractive foliage
Autumn foliage colour
1
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
Upright
Upright-spreading / Vase
1
Pyramidal
Spreading / Flat-topped
1
Weeping
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
2
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
1
Some shade
Tolerates shade
Pruning
Do not prune
No need to prune
Light prune
2
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
Growth rate
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Fast
Average
1
Slow
Site conditions
Sheltered site
Windy site
Free-draining site
Occasional flooding
Occasional drought
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Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
2
RHS Plants for Pollinators
Melliferous
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Identification
Flower colour
White
3
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
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Single flower (5-8 petals)
3
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Double flower (25-50 petals)
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
1
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
3
Bronze
Dark purple
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
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Green
1
Yellow
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
1
Orange / Red
Bronze / Purple
Multiple tints
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
1
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
2
Pink
Purple
Red
1
Red - dark
1
Red / Black
Russet
Yellow
3
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
1
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
1
Average
1
Large
Very large
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
2
Persistent
1
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
2
Bark
White
Grey
Brown - light
Brown - chocolate
Brown / Red
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
Striated - red
Peeling
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
1
Denmark
France
1
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
1
Annual cycle
Deciduous
3
Evergreen
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Varieties list
Butterball
Malus Butterball is named for its bright yellow fruits, which are also good for crab apple jelly.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Yellow
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Comtesse de Paris
Comtesse de Paris can be considered as an improved Golden Hornet. It features the same white blossom and persistent yellow fruitlets, but grows with a better form.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Yellow
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Malus transitoria
Malus transitoria is known as the Cut-leaf crab-apple, has a mass of small white flowers, and clusters of tiny yellow fruitlets.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Yellow
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus transitoria