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25
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1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
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2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
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3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
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25
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1
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1
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5
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3
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Fruit drops when ripe
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4
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9
Food uses
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13
Bark
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United Kingdom
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United States
4
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
9
RHS perfect for pollinators
22
Annual cycle
Deciduous
25
Evergreen
Varieties list
Crab-apple trees
Butterball
Malus Butterball is named for its bright yellow fruits, which are also good for crab apple jelly.
Fruit colour: Yellow
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Crab-apple trees
Cinderella
®
A naturally dwarf bushy-crab-apple. White blossom followed by tiny golden spherical fruitlets, and yellow autumn leaf colours.
Fruit colour: Gold
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Crab-apple trees
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.
Fruit colour: Yellow
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Crab-apple trees
Donald Wyman
Donald Wyman is a classic white-flowered crab-apple, with very small red fruits, which persist into mid-winter.
Fruit colour: Red
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Crab-apple trees
Evereste
Malus Evereste is a popular traditional crab-apple with masses of white blossom, then red-yellow fruits.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Crab-apple trees
Golden Gem
A traditional crab-apple featuring a mass of white blossom in spring, followed by yellow crab apples.
Fruit colour: Yellow
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Crab-apple trees
Golden Glory
A new British late-flowering crab-apple, with white blossom, russeted fruits, and strong autumn colours.
Fruit colour: Russet
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus yunnanensis
Crab-apple trees
Golden Hornet
Malus Golden Hornet has pink / white blossom then small yellow crab apples which hang on late in the year.
Fruit colour: Yellow
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus x zumi
Crab-apple trees
Guardsman
A very upright columnar species of crab-apple, with white flowers and small green fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Green
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus trilobata
Crab-apple trees
Jelly King
®
White blossom followed by large orange-red fruits which are ideal for making crab-apple jelly.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Crab-apple trees
John Downie
John Downie is a traditional crab-apple, with white blossom and orange-red fruits, ideal for making crab apple jelly.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Crab-apple trees
Malus baccata
The Siberian crab-apple, noted for its exceptional cold-hardiness, disease-resistance, attractive blossom and clusters of cherry-like fruitlets in autumn,
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus baccata
Crab-apple trees
Malus floribunda
Malus floribunda is also known as the Japanese Crab. Pink / white blossom then red / yellow fruits.
Fruit colour: Yellow / Red
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus floribunda
Crab-apple trees
Malus hupehensis
A traditional garden crab-apple from China, with white blossom and small red-tinged fruitlets, a good choice as a specimen tree.
Fruit colour: Green / Red
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus hupehensis
Crab-apple trees
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.
Fruit colour: Yellow
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus transitoria
Crab-apple trees
NUVAR® Marble
A modern English crab-apple, with large fruits, ideal for early-season crab-apple jelly.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Crab-apple trees
Pink Glow
Malus Dolgo, also known as Pink Glow, offers early-season white flowers and very attractive dark pink fruits. It is exceptionally cold-hardy.
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus baccata
Crab-apple trees
Professor Sprenger
A well-proportioned crab-apple with profuse white blossom, and golden-orange fruitlets in autumn.
Fruit colour: Orange
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus x zumi
Crab-apple trees
Red Obelisk
Malus Red Obelisk is a compact upright crab-apple with white flowers, purple / green leaves, and red fruits.
Fruit colour: Red
Flower colour: White
Flower colour: Pink - light
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Crab-apple trees
Red Sentinel
A deservedly popular crab-apple, Malus Red Sentinel has classic white apple blossom and a profusion of tiny scarlet persistent fruits.
Fruit colour: Red
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus x robusta
Crab-apple trees
Rosehip
Malus Rosehip features white blossom and large rosehip-shaped red fruits.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Crab-apple trees
Snowcloud
Snowcloud is named for its profusion of large white semi-double flowers.
Fruit colour: Yellow
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Crab-apple trees
Tina
Malus Tina is a small spreading crab-apple, useful as a patio tree.
Fruit colour: Red
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus sargentii
Crab-apple trees
Wedding Bouquet
Malus Wedding Bouquet features ivory-white blossom and tiny red berry-like fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus brevipes
Crab-apple trees
White Star
A modern English crab-apple with white star-like flowers followed by attractive russeted fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Russet
Fruit colour: Yellow / Orange
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus