Autumn 2024
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Over 400 varieties of flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans and other ornamental trees.
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Varieties
8 varieties
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Flower colour
- Pink - light
Leaf colour
- Green
Category
- Crab-apple trees
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Categories
Amelanchier trees
1
Crab-apple trees
8
Flowering cherry trees
11
Japanese flowering cherries
6
Magnolia trees
7
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
2
Our recommendations
2
Stock availability
All
8
In stock
5
Not in stock
3
Available form
1-year
3
2-year
5
3-year
Top-worked
Spindlebush
Available as
Bare-root
3
12L pot
4
11.5L pot
2
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
6
Average
2
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS AGM (current)
2
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
7
Attractive fruit
6
Attractive tree / plant
4
Attractive bark
Attractive foliage
Autumn foliage colour
1
Variegated foliage
Scented flowers
3
Scented foliage
1
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
1
Upright
1
Upright-spreading / Vase
1
Pyramidal
Spreading / Flat-topped
2
Weeping
2
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
1
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
3
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
2
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
1
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
1
Site conditions
Sheltered site
1
Windy site
Free-draining site
1
Occasional flooding
Occasional drought
Coastal site
Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
3
RHS Plants for Pollinators
2
Melliferous
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Identification
Flower colour
White
29
Cream
Pink - light
8
Pink
3
Pink - dark
3
Red - dark
1
Crimson
2
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
?
Single flower (5-8 petals)
3
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Double flower (25-50 petals)
1
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
3
May
2
June
1
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
8
Bronze
Dark purple
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
1
Yellow
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
1
Orange / Red
Bronze / Purple
Multiple tints
1
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
1
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
1
Orange / Red
Pink
Purple
Red
4
Red - dark
1
Red / Black
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
2
Average
1
Large
1
Very large
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
2
Persistent
4
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
2
Bark
White
Grey
Brown - light
Brown - chocolate
Brown / Red
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
Striated - red
Peeling
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
1
Canada
China
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
New Zealand
1
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
4
Annual cycle
Deciduous
8
Evergreen
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Varieties list
Admiration
Malus Admiration is one of the best crab-apples for small gardens, with clouds of white blossom followed by persistent fruitlets.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red
Flower colour: Pink - light
Leaf colour: Green
Malus halliana
Candymint
A pretty and graceful spreading tree with a mass of pink / white flowers, and small red fruits.
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: Pink - light
Leaf colour: Green
Malus sargentii
Elk River
Elk River features large fragrant pink single flowers followed by small bright green crab-apples.
Fruit colour: Green
Flower colour: Pink - light
Leaf colour: Green
Malus coronaria
Fimbriata
Malus Fimbriata is notable for its double-flowered blossom, very unusual in a crab-apple.
Flower colour: Pink - light
Leaf colour: Green
Malus ioensis
Gorgeous
Malus Gorgeous has pink/white blossom and spherical cherry-like red fruits which are good for jelly.
Fruit colour: Red
Flower colour: Pink - light
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Louisa
Malus Louisa is a pretty weeping crab apple with light pink blossom and small yellow fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Orange
Flower colour: Pink - light
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Red Obelisk
Malus Red Obelisk is a compact upright crab-apple with white flowers, purple / green leaves, and red fruits.
Fruit colour: Red
Flower colour: White
Flower colour: Pink - light
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Sun Rival
Malus Sun Rival is a popular weeping crab-apple, with pale pink blossom and small red berry-like fruitlets.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red
Flower colour: Pink - light
Leaf colour: Green
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