Royal Beauty

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Malus Royal Beauty is a classic weeping crab apple, with cascading crimson blossom in the spring.

In autumn the tiny crimson hawthorn-like fruitlets provide further interest. Their small size makes them very popular with small birds, which can eat them whole.

Royal Beauty is an excellent choice if you want a feature weeping tree in a relatively small space.

Our 2-year pot-grown trees are likely to blossom in the spring following planting.

Royal Beauty crab-apple trees for sale

• 11-year bare-root tree £27.95
  Medium size (2.5m-3.5m after 10 years)
  

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• 22-year pot-grown tree £44.50
  In a 12L pot
  Medium size (2.5m-3.5m after 10 years)
  

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How to grow

If you wish to have more control over the height at which the branches start to weep, we sometimes have 1-year bare-root trees of this variety. These can be trained up to about 2m or more using a heavy-duty bamboo cane, giving a bit more height than we usually aim for with our container-grown trees.

After a while you may notice the branches grow long enough to start trailing on the ground. If you don't like this you can prune the branches back by about 30cm on a mild day in the winter.

Royal Beauty characteristics

• Gardening skillBeginner
• AwardsRHS Award of Garden Merit
• Attractive featuresAttractive flowersAttractive fruitAttractive tree / plant
• Growth habitWeeping
• Flower colourCrimson
• Flower formSingle flower (5-8 petals)
• Flowering monthApril
• Leaf colourGreen
• Leaf colour - autumnGreen
• Fruit colourRed - dark
• Fruit sizeSmall
• WildlifeRHS perfect for pollinatorsAttractive to birds
• Annual cycleDeciduous

Similar varieties

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  Malus x purpurea
  Crimson Cascade
  A new weeping crab-apple with dusky pink blossom and small dark red fruitlets.
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  Malus
  Louisa
  
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  Malus
  Sun Rival
  A good alternative to Royal Beauty, with arguably more attractive spring blossom.

What will it look like?

Illustrative examples of 12L pot-grown trees of this variety as supplied. Approximate girth: 6/8cm. 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.

Malus Royal Beauty crab apple tree

Malus Royal Beauty top-worked

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.