Red Obelisk

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Malus 'Red Obelisk' is a medium-size but very upright crab-apple. The young leaves are bronze, turning to dark green. The blossom is dusky pink / white, and the large conical fruits are good for making crab-apple jelly.

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Red Obelisk crab-apple trees for sale

All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.

• 11-year bare-root tree £37.95

  Medium size (2.5m-3.5m after 10 years)
  

  Out of stock
  Sorry we have sold out for this season
• 22-year pot-grown tree £62.00

  In a 12L pot
  Medium size (2.5m-3.5m after 10 years)
  

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Delivery from week commencing 30th March onwards.

Red Obelisk characteristics

• Gardening skillBeginner
• Attractive featuresAttractive fruit
• Growth habitUpright
• Height after 10 years2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
• WildlifeAttractive to birds
• Flower colourWhitePink - light
• Flower formSingle flower (5-8 petals)
• Flowering monthApril
• Leaf colourGreen
• Leaf colour - autumnGreen
• Fruit colourRed
• Fruit sizeAverage
• Fruit persistenceRipens over a period
• Food usesJam / Jelly
• Country of originBelgium
• Annual cycleDeciduous

What will it look like?

Illustrative example of a pot-grown tree of this variety as supplied. Approximate girth: 6/8cm. We try to keep all pot-grown trees down to about 1.5m as supplied, but some may be larger. Trees should reach their mature height after about 10 or more years. We may also have 1-year bare-root trees of this variety - they are not shown here.

How to choose a crab-apple tree

We list more than 40 different crab-apple trees. Choosing can be difficult! See our article explaining the different characteristics of crab-apple trees which will help you narrow down the selection.