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Varieties
12 varieties
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Awards
- RHS AGM (current)
Self-fertility
- Self-fertile
Category
- Crab apple trees
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Categories
Apples
4
Early eating apples
1
Mid-season eating apples
1
Late eating apples
2
Cherries
4
Sweet cherries
3
Sour cherries
1
Crab apples
12
Damsons
2
Medlars
1
Pears
3
Dessert pears
3
Cooking pears
1
Plums
5
Eating plums
3
Cooking plums
1
Dual-purpose plums
3
Stock availability
All
12
In stock
8
Not in stock
4
Form
1-year
1-year bush-trained
2-year
8
2-year bush-trained
Spindlebush
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
Each
Mature size
Very small
2
Small
Medium
Large
7
Very large
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
2
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Semi-vigorous
7
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Supplied as
12L pot
7
11.5L pot
2
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
12
Average
Experienced
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
12
Partially self-fertile
2
Not self-fertile
Flowering group
?
1
2
3
3
6
4
2
5
1
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
12
Average
Poor
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
6
Mild damp climates
3
Warm climates
1
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
Mid
1
Late
7
Very late
4
Cropping
?
Heavy
4
Good
5
Light
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
2-3 weeks
2
1-2 months
3 months or more
Food uses
Eating fresh
Culinary
4
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
Juice
Hard cider
Drying
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
6
Average
5
Poor
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
1
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
1
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
1
Netherlands
New Zealand
1
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
1
United States
2
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1850 - 1899
2
1900 - 1949
1950 - 1999
4
2000
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
3
May
2
June
December
Blossom colour
White
8
Cream
Pink - light
2
Pink
1
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
1
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green - light
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
2
Orange flush
Pink
Purple
1
Purple - light
Red
3
Red - dark
1
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
Varigated
Yellow
3
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
1
White
Flesh colour
White
Cream
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
12
RHS AGM (former)
3
RHS AM
1
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
Admiration
Also known as Malus Adirondack. A dwarf upright crab-apple with masses of light-pink / white flowers.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red
Blossom colour: Pink - light
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Butterball
Malus Butterball is named for its bright yellow fruits, which are also good for crab apple jelly.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Yellow
Blossom colour: White
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Comtesse de Paris
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.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Yellow
Blossom colour: White
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Evereste
Evereste is one of the most well-known crab-apples, featuring white blossom and red-yellow fruits.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Blossom colour: White
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Jelly King
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A compact crab apple, with unusually large persistent fruits - excellent for crab apple jelly.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Blossom colour: White
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Laura
Malus Laura is a very upright dwarf crab-apple, with bronze leaves, crimson blossom and maroon fruitlets.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Blossom colour: Crimson
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Malus floribunda
Malus floribunda is also known as the Japanese Crab. Pink / white blossom then red / yellow fruits.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Yellow / Red
Blossom colour: White
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Malus transitoria
Malus transitoria is known as the Cut-leaf crab-apple, and features a mass of small white flowers, and clusters of tiny yellow fruitlets.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Yellow
Blossom colour: White
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
Scarlett
Malus toringo Scarlett is an ornamental crab apple with bronze leaves, dusky pink blossom, and dark red fruitlets.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Purple
Blossom colour: Pink
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Sun Rival
Malus Sun Rival is a popular weeping crab-apple, with pale pink blossom and small red berry-like fruitlets.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red
Blossom colour: Pink - light
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Wedding Bouquet
Malus Wedding Bouquet features ivory-white blossom and tiny red berry-like fruitlets.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Blossom colour: White
Self-fertility: Self-fertile