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Scarlett crab apple trees

£61.50
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Scarlett has received the RHS Award of Garden Merit
  • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Blossom colour: Pink
  • Fruit colour: Purple
  • Awards: RHS AGM (current) 2012

Malus toringo Scarlett is an ornamental crab apple with bronze leaves, dusky pink blossom, and dark red fruitlets.

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Scarlett crab apple trees for sale

Choose a size - pot-grown

All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.

  • PG12-year 12L pot-grown tree, Semi-vigorous rootstock£61.50
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)

Choose a size - bare-root

  • BR11-year bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£34.95
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
    Out of stock
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Tree specification

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Next deliveries

Order now for delivery from week commencing 18th May.

Delivery charges

Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.

All about Scarlett crab apple trees

Scarlett is perhaps the best of the bronze-leaved ornamental crab-apple varieties, and usually grows with a pleasing upright form.

The young leaves are a coppery-red colour, and contrast nicely with the long-lasting solid dusky pink blossom.

The small fruitlets are a deep red colour.

The leaves retain their bronze tints throughout the year, some turning yellow in late autumn. This is one of the last crab-apple varieties to lose its leaves - they stay on the tree well into November.

Scarlett characteristics

Growing

  • What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Scarlett?Beginner
  • Is Scarlett self-fertile?Self-fertile
  • What flowering group is Scarlett?3
  • Is Scarlett good for pollinating others?Good

Using

  • What season do you pick Scarlett?Very late
  • CroppingGood

Identification

  • What colour is the blossom of Scarlett?Pink
  • Fruit colourPurple
  • Which awards has Scarlett received?RHS AGM (current)

British-grown trees Trees grown in the UK.

Unlike many garden centres and online retailers, the vast majority of our fruit trees are grown in the UK. Find out more.

All our trees are certified under the Plant Healthy scheme, supervised by the Plant Health Alliance. Other stakeholders include Defra and the RHS. Find out more.

Guaranteed fruit trees

When you buy your fruit tree from Orange Pippin Fruit Trees we guarantee it for the first season in your garden while it gets established. If it doesn't grow successfully, we'll either replace it the following season or offer a refund, subject to some conditions. Find out more.

More about crab apple trees

We have a huge range of crab-apple trees, with blossom colours from white to dark crimson, and fruitlet colours from red to orange to yellow, and lots of different sizes and forms.

It is well-known that many crab-apples (especially the ones with white blossom and green leaves) are excellent pollinators for mainstream apple varieties. This is because they produce huge quantities of pollen, usually over a long period, and with good compatiblity. Evereste, Golden Gem, Golden Hornet, John Downie and Red Sentinel are popular for this purpose.

While crab-apples are primarily used for their ornamental value, many are also useful for crab-apple jelly, and providing natural pectin for cooking with.  Have a look at Laura, Jelly King, Pink Glow, and Harry Baker.


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