Autumn 2024
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Over 400 varieties of flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans and other ornamental trees.
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Varieties
7 varieties
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Flower colour
- White
Fruit colour
- Yellow
Leaf colour
- Green
Category
- Crab-apple trees
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Categories
Crab-apple trees
7
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
4
Our recommendations
2
Stock availability
All
7
In stock
5
Not in stock
2
Available form
1-year
4
2-year
5
3-year
Top-worked
Spindlebush
Available as
Bare-root
4
12L pot
5
11.5L pot
1
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
5
Average
1
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS AGM (current)
3
RHS AGM (former)
1
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
6
Attractive fruit
5
Attractive tree / plant
1
Attractive bark
Attractive foliage
Autumn foliage colour
1
Variegated foliage
Scented flowers
1
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
Upright
1
Upright-spreading / Vase
2
Pyramidal
Spreading / Flat-topped
1
Weeping
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
2
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
3
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
3
Slow
Site conditions
Sheltered site
Windy site
Free-draining site
Occasional flooding
Occasional drought
Coastal site
Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
2
RHS Plants for Pollinators
Melliferous
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Identification
Flower colour
White
7
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)
1
Double flower (25-50 petals)
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
1
May
1
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
7
Bronze
Dark purple
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
1
Yellow
1
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
2
Orange / Red
Bronze / Purple
Multiple tints
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
1
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
3
Average
1
Large
Very large
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
2
Persistent
2
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
4
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
1
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
2
United States
2
Annual cycle
Deciduous
7
Evergreen
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Varieties list
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
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
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
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Golden Gem
A traditional crab-apple featuring a mass of white blossom in spring, followed by yellow crab apples.
Fruit colour: Yellow
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Golden Hornet
Malus Golden Hornet has pink / white blossom then small yellow crab apples which hang on late in the year.
Fruit colour: Yellow
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Malus x zumi
Malus transitoria
Malus transitoria is known as the Cut-leaf crab-apple, has a mass of small white flowers, and clusters of tiny yellow fruitlets.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Yellow
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus transitoria
Snowcloud
Snowcloud is named for its profusion of large white semi-double flowers.
Fruit colour: Yellow
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Thornhayes Tansy
A form of the Cut-leaf crab-apple, with particularly dissected leaves.
Fruit colour: Yellow
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus transitoria