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Choose from over 280 flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans and other ornamental trees.Crab-apple trees
We have one of the widest selections of crab-apple trees available in the UK.
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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 - summer: Green
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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 - summer: Bronze
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Barbara
Malus Barbara has dark pink blossom and small purple fruitlets.- Fruit colour: Purple
- Flower colour: Pink - dark
- Leaf colour - summer: Green
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Brandywine
A new crab-apple featuring stunning pink scented double-flowers and good autumn colour.- Fruit colour: Orange
- Flower colour: Pink
- Leaf colour - summer: Green
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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 - summer: Green
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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 - summer: Bronze
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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 - summer: Green
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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 - summer: Green
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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 - summer: Green
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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 - summer: Bronze
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Directeur Moerlands Profusion Improved
Directeur Moerlands (also known as Profusion Improved) is a classic crab apple variety, with dense clusters of deep pink blossom followed by small crimson berry-like fruitlets.From £19.95 to £36.45buy- Fruit colour: Red - dark
- Flower colour: Crimson
- Leaf colour - summer: Bronze
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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 - summer: Green
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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 - summer: Green
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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 - summer: Green
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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 - summer: Green
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Guardsman
A very upright columnar species of crab-apple, with white flowers and small green fruitlets.- Fruit colour: Green
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour - summer: Green
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Harry Baker
Malus Harry Baker is a popular crab-apple with deep pink flowers and dark red fruits which are very good for crab-apple jelly.- Fruit colour: Red
- Flower colour: Crimson
- Leaf colour - summer: Green
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Indian Magic
An excellent all-round crab apple, with attractive bronze leaves, dusky pink blossom, and small persistent red fruits.£36.45buy- Fruit colour: Red
- Flower colour: Pink
- Leaf colour - summer: Bronze
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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 - summer: Green
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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 - summer: Green
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Louisa
Malus Louisa is a pretty weeping crab apple with light pink blossom and small yellow fruitlets.- Fruit colour: Orange
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Leaf colour - summer: Green
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Malus baccata
The Siberian crab-apple, noted for its exceptional cold-hardiness, disease-resistance, attractive blossom and clusters of cherry-like fruitlets in autumn,£40.95buy- Fruit colour: Orange / Red
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour - summer: Green
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Malus Fimbriata
Unusually for a crab-apple, Malus Fimbriata features true double-flower blossom.£33.45buy- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Leaf colour - summer: Green
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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 - summer: Green
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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 - summer: Green
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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 - summer: Green
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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 - summer: Green
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Pink Perfection
Malus Pink Perfection is a superb crab-apple with double pink scented flowers.- Fruit colour: Yellow / Orange
- Flower colour: Pink
- Leaf colour - summer: Green
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Prairie Fire®
Malus Prairie Fire is a medium-size upright crab-apple tree, notable for its dark pink flowers.- Fruit colour: Red
- Flower colour: Pink - dark
- Leaf colour - summer: Green
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Professor Sprenger
A well-proportioned crab-apple with profuse white blossom, and golden-orange fruitlets in autumn.£29.95buy- Fruit colour: Orange
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour - summer: Green
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Purpurea Evelyn
Malus Purpurea Evelyn is a purple-leaved form of the Prairie crab.From £23.95 to £40.95buy- Fruit colour: Green / Yellow
- Flower colour: Pink - dark
- Leaf colour - summer: Dark purple
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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
- Leaf colour - summer: Green
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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 - summer: Green
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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 - summer: Bronze
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Royal Beauty
Royal Beauty is a compact weeping crab apple with crimson blossom and small crimson berry-like fruitlets.- Fruit colour: Red - dark
- Flower colour: Crimson
- Leaf colour - summer: Green
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Rudolph
Malus Rudoph features very large single deep pink flowers, and small dark purple fruits.- Fruit colour: Purple
- Flower colour: Pink
- Leaf colour - summer: Green
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Sun Rival
Malus Sun Rival is a popular weeping crab-apple, with pale pink blossom and small red berry-like fruitlets.- Fruit colour: Red
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Leaf colour - summer: Green
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Tina
Malus Tina is a small spreading crab-apple, useful as a patio tree.- Fruit colour: Red
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour - summer: Green
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Wedding Bouquet
Malus Wedding Bouquet features ivory-white blossom and tiny red berry-like fruitlets.£23.95buy- Fruit colour: Red - dark
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour - summer: Green
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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 - summer: Green
How to choose Crab-apple trees
Crab-apple trees belong to the genus Malus, and are therefore closely related to the mainstream apple (Malus domestica). They are grown primarily for their attractive blossom, and for the ornamental appeal of their pretty fruitlets in the autumn.
The fruitlets of many varieties are valuable in the kitchen for making crab-apple jelly. Several varieties retain their fruitlets into early winter (known as 'persistent'), providing a useful food resource for wildlife.
Many crab-apples also make excellent pollinators for fruiting apple trees, thanks to their profuse blossom and close genetic compatibility.
See this article for more advice on how to choose a crab-apple tree.