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Flower colour
- Crimson
Fruit colour
- Red - dark
Leaf colour
- Bronze
Category
- Crab-apple trees
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Crab-apple trees
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Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
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2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
1
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
1
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
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2
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Food uses
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Bark
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Annual cycle
Deciduous
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Evergreen
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Varieties list
Crimson Cascade
A new weeping crab-apple with dusky pink blossom and small dark red fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: Crimson
Leaf colour: Bronze
Malus x purpurea
Profusion
Malus Profusion (also known as Directeur Moerlands) is a classic crab apple variety, with dense clusters of deep pink blossom followed by small crimson berry-like fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: Crimson
Leaf colour: Bronze
Malus x moerlandsii