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List of trees which have persistent fruits
A selection of trees with persistent fruits lasting through the autumn.
57 varieties
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Fruit persistence
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Categories
Native trees
1
Crab-apple trees
19
Cornus (Dogwood) trees
1
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
37
Sorbus (Whitebeam) trees
7
Our recommendations
2
Stock availability
All
57
Available to pre-order
57
Not in stock
0
Available form
1-year
32
2-year
52
3-year
4
Top-worked
1
Multi-stem
Available as
Bare-root
32
12L pot
53
11.5L pot
5
7L pot
9
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
51
Average
3
Experienced
Awards
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RHS Award of Garden Merit
20
RHS Award of Merit
1
RHS 1st class
1
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
22
Attractive fruit
45
Attractive tree / plant
14
Attractive bark
Attractive foliage
14
Autumn foliage colour
32
Variegated foliage
2
Scented flowers
6
Scented foliage
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
1
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
4
Upright
17
Upright-spreading
21
Spreading
9
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
7
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
42
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
12
Some shade
3
Tolerates shade
Pruning
Do not prune
9
No need to prune
3
Light prune
28
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
2
Growth rate
?
Fast
3
Average
25
Slow
6
Site conditions
Sheltered site
3
Windy site
6
Free-draining site
4
Occasional flooding
29
Occasional drought
2
Coastal site
29
Air pollution
3
Identification
Flower colour
White
44
Cream
Pink - light
5
Pink
3
Pink - dark
2
Red - dark
Crimson
2
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
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Single flower (5-8 petals)
9
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
2
Double flower (25-50 petals)
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
10
May
37
June
22
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
45
Bronze
5
Dark purple
Grey-green
6
Bluish-green
2
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
5
Yellow
1
Yellow / Crimson
1
Orange / Gold
7
Orange / Red
15
Bronze / Purple
5
Multiple tints
11
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
1
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
1
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
1
Brown
3
Crimson
1
Gold
Green
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
2
Orange / Red
8
Pink
11
Purple
2
Red
9
Red - dark
5
Red / Black
Russet
2
Yellow
7
Yellow / Orange
6
Yellow / Red
White
6
Fruit size
Very small
1
Small
7
Average
4
Large
1
Very large
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
8
Fruit drops when ripe
5
Ripens over a period
12
Persistent
57
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
7
Bark
White
Grey
1
Brown - light
Brown - chocolate
Brown / Red
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
Striated - red
Peeling
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
1
Canada
2
China
9
Denmark
1
France
1
Germany
Ireland
1
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
1
New Zealand
2
Russia
Portugal
Spain
South Korea
2
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
12
United States
5
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
46
RHS perfect for pollinators
16
Annual cycle
Deciduous
57
Evergreen
Varieties list
Crab-apple trees
Admiration
Also known as Malus Adirondack. A dwarf upright crab-apple with masses of light-pink / white flowers.
Fruit colour: Red
Flower colour: Pink - light
Leaf colour: Green
Malus halliana
Rowan
Amber Light
A typical Mountain Ash or Rowan, with particularly persistent red berries.
Fruit colour: Orange
Sorbus
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
Rowan
Asplenifolia
The Cut-leaf Rowan, an excellent form of the native Mountain Ash, orange-red berries, and highly feathered leaves.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan
Autumn Spire
®
Autumn Spire (Flanrock) is a columnar rowan with yellow fruitlets and excellent autumn colour.
Fruit colour: Yellow
Sorbus aucuparia
Crab-apple trees
Candymint
A pretty and graceful spreading tree with a mass of pink / white flowers, and small red fruits.
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: Pink - light
Leaf colour: Green
Malus sargentii
Flowering dogwood
Cherokee Daybreak
An upright spreading form of the American dogwood, with white blossom and variegated leaves.
Cornus florida
Rowan
Chinese Lace
A neat attractive Rowan with bright green leaves and dusky pink berries.
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus
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
Rowan
Copper Kettle
Named for its attractive light copper-coloured fruitlets, Copper Kettle is easy to grow and takes up little space.
Fruit colour: Yellow
Fruit colour: Yellow / Orange
Sorbus
Crab-apple trees
Coralburst
®
Malus Coralburst is a naturally compact crab-apple with a superb blossom display and small persistent yellow-orange fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Bronze
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Crab-apple trees
Crimson Cascade
A new weeping crab-apple with dusky pink blossom and small dark red fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: Crimson
Leaf colour: Bronze
Malus x purpurea
Rowan
Croft Coral
Croft Coral is a small rowan tree but the fruits are an orange coral colour rather than the usual red,
Fruit colour: Orange
Sorbus aucuparia
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
Rowan
Ember Glow
This rowan has bluish-green leaves which turn orange-red in the autumn.The fruitlets are red, and persist well into winter.
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus aucuparia
Whitebeam
Emiel
Emiel has long leaves, with silvery-green undersides, turning orange in autumn.
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus folgneri
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
Rowan
Fingerprint
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A particularly upright form of the Mountain Ash, and one of the most disease-resistant.
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan
Gibbsii
Gibbsii grows with a neat spreading columnar form, sprinkled with clusters of bright red fruits in the autumn.
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus hybrida
Rowan
Glendoick Spire
TM
A small compact rowan with an upright form, notable for its bright pink fruitlets and feathered leaves.
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan
Glendoick White Baby
®
Glendoick White Baby is a superb tree for autumn colour, with large bright white berries and bright red leaves.
Fruit colour: White
Sorbus
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
Gorgeous
Malus Gorgeous has pink/white blossom and spherical cherry-like red fruits which are good for jelly.
Fruit colour: Red
Flower colour: Pink - light
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
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
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
Whitebeam
John Bond
An unusual species of Sorbus, the leaves are particularly attractive for their white undersides.
Fruit colour: Brown
Sorbus hemsleyi
Whitebeam
John Mitchell
John Mitchell is a popular whitebeam, notable for its large white-green leaves.
Fruit colour: Brown
Sorbus x aria
Rowan
Joseph Rock
A small rowan, with distinctive pale yellow fruitlets. Also one of the best for autumn colour.
Fruit colour: Yellow
Sorbus
Rowan
Kashmir rowan
An unusual rowan, with light pink blossom, and white fruitlets, which are larger than usual for rowans.
Fruit colour: White
Sorbus cashmiriana
Whitebeam
Lemon Drop
Lemon Drop is a small whitebeam tree, with the characteristic white undersides to its leaves. As the name suggests, the fruitlets are bright yellow.
Fruit colour: Yellow
Sorbus folgneri
Rowan
Leonard Messel
A good all-round small rowan tree, with good autumn colours and cascades of pink fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus
Rowan
Matthew Ridley
An upright-growing Mountain Ash with dense white flowers and clusters of orange-red autumn berries.
Fruit colour: Yellow / Orange
Sorbus
Rowan
Pink Charm
A small rowan with a spreading habit, large feathered leaves, and bright pink berries.
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus vilmorinii
Rowan
Pink Ness
A very upright rowan tree, with pretty pink fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus
Rowan
Pink Pagoda
Pink Pagoda features clusters of pale pink fruits in late summer, and good autumn foliage colours.
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus hupehensis
Rowan
Pink Pearl
A small upright rowan tree with clusters of pink-flecked white fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Pink
Fruit colour: White
Sorbus
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
Rowan
Ravensbill
This rowan tree is named for the the black colour of its winter buds. It also features yellow autumn leaves and orange berries.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Sorbus
Rowan
Red Bird
Red Bird features bright white flowers, orange / red fruits and good autumn leaf colours. It has a wider climate range than other rowans.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Sorbus alnifolia
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
Rowan
Rose Queen
An unusual small rowan tree, featuring clusters of dark-pink very persistent berries.
Fruit colour: Crimson
Sorbus
Rowan
Rosiness
A small rowan tree with white-pink flowers and cascades of pink berries.
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus rosea
Crab-apple trees
Rudolph
Malus Rudoph features very large single deep pink flowers, and small dark purple fruits.
Fruit colour: Purple
Flower colour: Pink
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
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
Whitebeam
Sorbus hedlundii
A little-known whitebeam species, it features the classic downy grey-green leaves, and russeted fruitlets in autumn.
Fruit colour: Brown
Sorbus hedlundii
Rowan
Sorbus helenae
A species of rowan featuring pink/white fruitlets and good autumn colours.
Fruit colour: White
Sorbus helenae
Rowan
Sorbus hupehensis
A classic rowan tree with pink berries and good autumn leaf colours.
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus hupehensis
Rowan
Sorbus pseudovilmorinii
Similar characteristics to Sorbus vilmorinii, not quite as vigorous, but heavier fruiting.
Fruit colour: Pink
Fruit colour: White
Sorbus pseudovilmorinii
Rowan
Sorbus sargentiana
A broad spreading rowan with bright orange fruitlets and autumn foliage.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Sorbus sargentiana
Rowan
Sorbus scalaris
One of the more spreading smaller Rowan species, with orange/red autumn leaf colours, and clusters of small orange fruilets.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Sorbus scalaris
Rowan
Sorbus vilmorinii
The main feature of this Rowan trees is the pink fruitlets, which turn white as autumn progresses. It is one of the smaller Sorbus species, but also one of the more spreading.
Fruit colour: Pink
Fruit colour: White
Sorbus vilmorinii
Whitebeam
Sorbus wardii
A little-known Whitebeam from the Himalayas, featuring large silver-green leaves and yellow-orange berries.
Fruit colour: Yellow / Orange
Sorbus wardii
Rowan
Sunshine
A small rowan tree with an upright form and golden yellow clusters of fruits, and strong autumn colours.
Fruit colour: Yellow / Orange
Sorbus
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
Rowan
Wisley Gold
A good-sized yellow-fruiting mountain ash, with a spreading form.
Fruit colour: Yellow
Fruit colour: Yellow / Orange
Sorbus