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Varieties
6 varieties
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Fruit colour
- Orange / Red
Self-fertility
- Self-fertile
Category
- Crab apple trees
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Categories
Apples
2
Late eating apples
1
Apricots
5
Cherries
1
Sweet cherries
1
Crab apples
6
Nectarines
1
Peaches
6
Stock availability
All
6
In stock
5
Not in stock
1
Form
1-year
1-year bush-trained
2-year
5
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
1
Small
Medium
Large
5
Very large
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
1
?
Semi-vigorous
5
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Supplied as
12L pot
4
11.5L pot
1
7L pot
1
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
5
Average
1
Experienced
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
6
Partially self-fertile
Not self-fertile
Flowering group
?
1
2
1
3
4
4
1
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
6
Average
Poor
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
2
Mild damp climates
2
Warm climates
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
2
Mid
1
Late
4
Very late
Cropping
?
Heavy
2
Good
3
Light
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
1
2-3 weeks
2
1-2 months
3 months or more
Food uses
Eating fresh
Culinary
5
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
Juice
Hard cider
Drying
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
3
Average
2
Poor
1
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
1
Norway
Russia
1
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
3
United States
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1850 - 1899
1
1900 - 1949
1950 - 1999
2
2000
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
6
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
1
Brown
Crimson
Gold
1
Green
1
Green - light
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
2
Orange / Red
6
Orange flush
Pink
Purple
2
Purple - light
Red
8
Red - dark
5
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)
2
RHS AGM (former)
1
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
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
®
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
John Downie
John Downie is a traditional crab apple for making crab apple jelly. White blossom and orange-red fruits.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Blossom colour: White
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Malus baccata
The Siberian crab-apple, noted for its exceptional cold-hardiness, disease-resistance, attractive blossom and clusters of cherry-like fruitlets in autumn,
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Blossom colour: White
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
NUVAR® Marble
A modern English crab-apple, with large fruits, ideal for early-season crab-apple jelly.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Blossom colour: White
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Rosehip
Malus Rosehip is notable for its large rosehip-shaped red fruits.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Blossom colour: White
Self-fertility: Self-fertile