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Fruit tree comparisons
Jelly King | Evereste | Comtesse de Paris | Butterball | Admiration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A compact crab apple, with unusually large persistent fruits - excellent for crab apple jelly. | Evereste is one of the most well-known crab-apples, featuring white blossom and red-yellow fruits. | 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. | Malus Butterball is named for its bright yellow fruits, which are also good for crab apple jelly. | Also known as Malus Adirondack. A dwarf upright crab-apple with masses of light-pink / white flowers. | |
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Growing
| Crab apple trees Jelly King | Crab apple trees Evereste | Crab apple trees Comtesse de Paris | Crab apple trees Butterball | Crab apple trees Admiration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardening skill | Beginner | Beginner | Beginner | Beginner | Beginner |
| Self-fertility | Self-fertile | Self-fertile | Self-fertile | Self-fertile | Self-fertile |
| Flowering group | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Pollinating others | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Climate suitability | Temperate climates Mild damp climates | Temperate climates |
Using
| Crab apple trees Jelly King | Crab apple trees Evereste | Crab apple trees Comtesse de Paris | Crab apple trees Butterball | Crab apple trees Admiration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picking month | September | October November | |||
| Picking season | Late | Late | Very late | Late | Very late |
| Keeping (of fruit) | 2-3 weeks | ||||
| Cropping | Heavy | Good | Heavy | Heavy | |
| Food uses | Culinary | Culinary |
Problems
| Crab apple trees Jelly King | Crab apple trees Evereste | Crab apple trees Comtesse de Paris | Crab apple trees Butterball | Crab apple trees Admiration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease resistance | Good | Average | Average | Average | Good |
Identification
| Crab apple trees Jelly King | Crab apple trees Evereste | Crab apple trees Comtesse de Paris | Crab apple trees Butterball | Crab apple trees Admiration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | New Zealand | France | United States | United States | |
| Period of origin | 1950 - 1999 | 1950 - 1999 | 1950 - 1999 | ||
| Flowering month | May | April | |||
| Fruit colour | Orange / Red | Orange / Red | Yellow | Yellow | Red |
| Fruit size | Large | Average | Average | ||
| Awards | RHS Award of Garden Merit | RHS Award of Garden Merit | RHS Award of Garden Merit | RHS Award of Garden Merit |
