Rudolph

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Malus 'Rudolph' has perhaps the largest flowers of any crab-apple, they can be up to 5cm across, and are an intense dark pink colour.

In contrast the fruits are small and berry-like, and an attractive orange colour, and they will persist on the tree well into late autumn, gradually turning darker.

The leaves are bronze/purple when young.

Rudolph crab-apple trees for sale

• 11-year bare-root tree £44.00
  Medium size (2.5m-3.5m after 10 years)
  

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• 22-year pot-grown tree £70.00
  In a 12L pot
  Medium size (2.5m-3.5m after 10 years)
  

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• 31-year bare-root tree £44.00
  Very large size (4m-7m after 10 years)
  

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How to grow

Like many of the bronze or purple-leaved crab-apples, Malus Rudolph is susceptible to fireblight, although this is not usually an issue for UK growers.

History

Malus Rudolph was developed in Canada, and is related to Malus 'Niedzwetzkyana', from which it inherits the purple-tints in its leaves, blossom, and fruits.

Rudolph characteristics

• Attractive featuresAttractive flowersAttractive fruit
• Flower colourPink
• Flower formSingle flower (5-8 petals)
• Leaf colourGreen
• Leaf colour - autumnGreen
• Fruit colourOrangeOrange / RedYellow / Orange
• Fruit sizeSmall
• Fruit persistencePersistent
• Country of originCanada
• 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.