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List of crab-apple trees with red / crimson fruits
A selection of crab-apple trees with red / crimson fruits.
9 varieties
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Fruit colour
- Red - dark
Category
- Crab-apple trees
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Categories
Crab-apple trees
9
Flowering cherry trees
4
Hawthorn trees
3
Melliferous trees
2
Native trees
2
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
1
Stock availability
All
9
In stock
5
Not in stock
4
Available form
1-year
3
2-year
5
3-year
Top-worked
Spindlebush
Available as
Bare-root
3
12L pot
5
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
5
Average
3
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS AGM (current)
2
RHS AGM (former)
2
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
9
Attractive fruit
8
Attractive tree / plant
8
Attractive bark
Attractive foliage
4
Autumn foliage colour
1
Variegated foliage
1
Scented flowers
2
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
Upright
2
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
2
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
2
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
2
Some shade
Tolerates shade
Pruning
Do not prune
1
No need to prune
1
Light prune
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
1
Growth rate
?
Fast
Average
3
Slow
1
Site conditions
Sheltered site
Windy site
Free-draining site
Occasional flooding
Occasional drought
Coastal site
Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
4
RHS Plants for Pollinators
3
Melliferous
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Identification
Flower colour
White
1
Cream
Pink - light
1
Pink
Pink - dark
2
Red - dark
2
Crimson
3
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
?
Single flower (5-8 petals)
8
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
1
Double flower (25-50 petals)
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
8
May
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
4
Bronze
5
Dark purple
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
4
Yellow
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
1
Orange / Red
1
Bronze / Purple
2
Multiple tints
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
1
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
1
Brown
Crimson
Gold
1
Green
2
Green / Red
4
Green / Yellow
1
Orange
4
Orange / Red
7
Pink
Purple
2
Red
10
Red - dark
9
Red / Black
Russet
2
Yellow
7
Yellow / Orange
4
Yellow / Red
1
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
6
Average
2
Large
1
Very large
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
1
Persistent
6
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
1
China
Denmark
1
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
1
Korea
Netherlands
1
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
1
United States
2
Annual cycle
Deciduous
9
Evergreen
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Varieties list
Aros
®
A small slow-growing upright crab-apple, with bronze-green leaves, beautiful dark pink flowers with white centres, and maroon fruits in the autumn.
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Leaf colour: Bronze
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Malus toringo
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
Cardinal
Also known as Princeton Cardinal, a bronze-leaved crab-apple with pink-red spring blossom and red fruitlets in the autumn.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Leaf colour: Bronze
Malus hupehensis
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
Niedzwetzkyana
Niedzwetzkyana is a unique red-fleshed, red-skinned, red blossom crab-apple, originating from central Asia.
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: Red - dark
Leaf colour: Green
Malus domestica
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
Royal Beauty
Royal Beauty is a compact weeping crab apple with crimson blossom and small crimson berry-like fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: Crimson
Leaf colour: Green
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Malus
Royalty
Malus Royalty has bright purple-red blossom, dark green-bronze leaves, and dark red fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: Red - dark
Leaf colour: Bronze
Malus domestica
Wedding Bouquet
Malus Wedding Bouquet features ivory-white blossom and tiny red berry-like fruitlets.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus brevipes