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Varieties
3 varieties
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Blossom colour
- White
Fruit colour
- Red
Self-fertility
- Self-fertile
Category
- Crab apple trees
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Categories
Apples
2
Early eating apples
1
Mid-season eating apples
1
Cherries
4
Sweet cherries
5
Crab apples
3
Plums
3
Eating plums
3
Dual-purpose plums
3
Stock availability
All
3
In stock
2
Not in stock
1
Form
1-year
2
1-year bush-trained
2-year
1
2-year bush-trained
Spindlebush
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
1/4 standard
Each
Mature size
Very small
1
Small
Medium
Large
2
Very large
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
1
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Semi-vigorous
2
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Supplied as
Bare-root
2
12L pot
1
11.5L pot
1
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
3
Average
Experienced
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
3
Partially self-fertile
Not self-fertile
Flowering group
?
1
2
1
3
4
2
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
3
Average
Poor
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
Tip-bearer
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
2
Mild damp climates
1
Warm climates
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
Mid
Late
2
Very late
1
Cropping
?
Heavy
Good
2
Light
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
2-3 weeks
1-2 months
3 months or more
Food uses
Eating fresh
Culinary
2
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
Juice
Hard cider
Drying
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
1
Average
1
Poor
Canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Scab (Apple and Pear)
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
Powdery mildew
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Fire blight
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
1
Bacterial canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Peach leaf curl
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Woolly aphid
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
1
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
1
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1850 - 1899
1900 - 1949
1950 - 1999
1
2000
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
2
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
3
Cream
Pink - light
4
Pink
1
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
1
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
1
Green
Green - light
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
1
Orange / Red
6
Orange flush
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
3
Red - dark
1
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
1
Varigated
Yellow
5
Yellow / Orange
2
Yellow / Red
1
White
Flesh colour
White
Cream
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
1
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
1
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
Donald Wyman
Donald Wyman is a classic white-flowered crab-apple, with very small red fruits, which persist into mid-winter.
Fruit colour: Red
Blossom colour: White
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Red Obelisk
Malus Red Obelisk is a compact upright crab-apple with white flowers, purple / green leaves, and red fruits - a good choice for making crab-apple jelly.
Fruit colour: Red
Blossom colour: White
Blossom colour: Pink - light
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Red Sentinel
Malus Red Sentinel has classic white blossom and a profusion of tiny scarlet persistent fruits.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red
Blossom colour: White
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Awards: RHS AM