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Over 400 varieties of flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans and other ornamental trees.
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Varieties
4 varieties
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Flower colour
- White
Fruit colour
- Green / Red
Leaf colour
- Green
Category
- Crab-apple trees
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Categories
Crab-apple trees
4
Stock availability
All
4
In stock
2
Not in stock
2
Available form
1-year
1
2-year
2
3-year
Top-worked
Spindlebush
Available as
Bare-root
1
12L pot
2
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
3
Average
1
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS AGM (current)
1
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
4
Attractive fruit
2
Attractive tree / plant
3
Attractive bark
Attractive foliage
1
Autumn foliage colour
2
Variegated foliage
Scented flowers
3
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
Upright
2
Upright-spreading / Vase
Pyramidal
2
Spreading / Flat-topped
2
Weeping
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
3
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
1
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
3
Some shade
Tolerates shade
Pruning
Do not prune
No need to prune
Light prune
3
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
Growth rate
?
Fast
Average
4
Slow
Site conditions
Sheltered site
3
Windy site
Free-draining site
Occasional flooding
Occasional drought
Coastal site
Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
RHS Plants for Pollinators
4
Melliferous
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Identification
Flower colour
White
4
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
?
Single flower (5-8 petals)
4
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Double flower (25-50 petals)
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
2
May
2
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
4
Bronze
Dark purple
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
Yellow
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
1
Orange / Red
2
Bronze / Purple
Multiple tints
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
1
Green
1
Green / Red
4
Green / Yellow
Orange
1
Orange / Red
6
Pink
Purple
Red
4
Red - dark
1
Red / Black
Russet
2
Yellow
7
Yellow / Orange
1
Yellow / Red
1
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
4
Average
Large
Very large
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
1
Persistent
2
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
Bark
White
Grey
Brown - light
Brown - chocolate
Brown / Red
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
Striated - red
Peeling
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
1
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
1
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
1
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Annual cycle
Deciduous
4
Evergreen
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Varieties list
Belmonte
An improved form of the traditional Japanese crab-apple species, with white blossom and superb autumn leaf colours.
Fruit colour: Green / Red
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus tschonoskii
Malus florentina
Malus florentina is an unusual crab-apple with white blossom, tiny fruitlets, and serrated leaves which take on good autumn colours.
Fruit colour: Green / Red
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus florentina
Malus hupehensis
A traditional garden crab-apple from China, with white blossom and small red-tinged fruitlets, a good choice as a specimen tree.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Green / Red
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus hupehensis
Malus tschonoskii
A traditional Japanese crab-apple species, with white blossom and superb autumn leaf colours.
Fruit colour: Green / Red
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus tschonoskii