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List of crab-apples with purple or bronze leaves
A selection of flowering crab-apple trees with bronze or purple leaf colours.
10 varieties
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Leaf colour
- Bronze
Leaf colour
- Dark purple
Category
- Crab-apple trees
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Categories
Albizia (Silk) trees
3
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1
Fruiting ornamental trees
2
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1
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1
Crab-apple trees
10
Flowering cherry trees
7
Japanese flowering cherries
1
Cornus (Dogwood) trees
2
Corylus (Hazel) trees
1
Japanese maple trees
2
Maple trees
4
Our recommendations
1
Stock availability
All
10
In stock
0
Not in stock
10
Available form
1-year
2-year
3-year
Top-worked
Multi-stem
Spindlebush
Growing
Gardening skill
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Beginner
7
Average
2
Experienced
Awards
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RHS Award of Garden Merit
3
RHS Award of Merit
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
9
Attractive fruit
7
Attractive tree / plant
6
Attractive bark
Attractive foliage
4
Autumn foliage colour
1
Variegated foliage
Scented flowers
3
Scented foliage
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
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Columnar / Fastigiate
1
Upright
2
Upright-spreading
1
Spreading
2
Weeping
1
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
2
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
1
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
4
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
2
Some shade
Tolerates shade
Pruning
Do not prune
2
No need to prune
1
Light prune
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
Growth rate
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Fast
1
Average
3
Slow
1
Site conditions
Sheltered site
Windy site
Free-draining site
Occasional flooding
Occasional drought
Coastal site
Air pollution
Identification
Flower colour
White
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
2
Pink - dark
4
Red - dark
1
Crimson
3
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
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Single flower (5-8 petals)
6
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
1
Double flower (25-50 petals)
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
7
May
1
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
41
Bronze
9
Dark purple
1
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
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Green
2
Yellow
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
Orange / Red
3
Bronze / Purple
3
Multiple tints
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
2
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
1
Orange
Orange / Red
Pink
Purple
2
Red
1
Red - dark
5
Red / Black
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
3
Average
2
Large
1
Very large
1
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
1
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
1
Persistent
5
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
1
China
Denmark
1
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
1
New Zealand
Russia
Portugal
Spain
South Korea
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
3
United States
3
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
4
RHS perfect for pollinators
7
Annual cycle
Deciduous
10
Evergreen
Varieties list
Crab-apple trees
Aros
®
A small slow-growing upright crab-apple, with bronze-green leaves, beautiful dark pink flowers with white centres, and maroon fruits in the autumn.
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Leaf colour: Bronze
Malus toringo
Crab-apple trees
Cardinal
Also known as Princeton Cardinal, a bronze-leaved crab-apple with pink-red spring blossom and red fruitlets in the autumn.
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Leaf colour: Bronze
Malus hupehensis
Crab-apple trees
Crimson Cascade
A new weeping crab-apple with dusky pink blossom and small dark red fruitlets.
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Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: Crimson
Leaf colour: Bronze
Malus x purpurea
Crab-apple trees
Indian Magic
An excellent all-round crab apple, with attractive bronze leaves, dusky pink blossom, and small persistent red fruits.
Fruit colour: Red
Flower colour: Pink
Leaf colour: Bronze
Malus
Crab-apple trees
Laura
Malus Laura is a very upright dwarf crab-apple, with bronze leaves, crimson blossom and maroon fruitlets.
Flower colour: Crimson
Leaf colour: Bronze
Malus
Crab-apple trees
Profusion
Malus Profusion (also known as Directeur Moerlands) is a classic crab apple variety, with dense clusters of deep pink blossom followed by small crimson berry-like fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: Crimson
Leaf colour: Bronze
Malus x moerlandsii
Crab-apple trees
Purpurea Evelyn
Malus Purpurea Evelyn is a purple-leaved form of the Prairie crab.
Fruit colour: Green / Yellow
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Leaf colour: Dark purple
Malus ioensis
Crab-apple trees
Roberts Crab
An unusual red-fleshed crab-apple which has large purple fruits. The juice is a claret red colour.
Fruit colour: Purple
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Leaf colour: Bronze
Malus
Crab-apple trees
Royalty
Malus Royalty has bright purple-red blossom, dark green-bronze leaves, and dark red fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: Red - dark
Leaf colour: Bronze
Malus pumila
Crab-apple trees
Scarlett
Malus toringo Scarlett is an ornamental crab apple with bronze leaves, dusky pink blossom, and dark red fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Purple
Flower colour: Pink
Leaf colour: Bronze
Malus toringo