Harry Baker

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Malus 'Harry Baker' is a popular crab-apple with good spring and autumn appeal. The spring blossom is and intense dark-pink blossom, whilst in autumn the maroon-coloured fruits are very attractive and hang on the tree after the leaves have fallen.

Harry Baker is one of the best varieties for making crab-apple jelly. The fruits, which ripen fairly late in the season, have a pink / red flesh which lends an attractive dark red hue to the resulting jelly, rather like the colour of red wine. The flesh is usefully high in pectin too.

Unusually for a variety with dark-pink blossom and dark red fruits, the leaves are green rather than bronze, although young leaves have a hint of bronze.

Malus 'Harry Baker' produces a reasonably compact tree, likely to reach 3m-4m in height.

This crab-apple variety was named in honour of Harry Baker, Fruit Officer of the RHS at Wisley in the 1980s, and the author of several books on fruit trees and soft fruits.

Harry Baker crab-apple trees for sale

All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.

All pot-grown trees are suitable for planting out in the garden, some are suitable for growing in containers.

• 11-year bare-root tree £36.75
  Large size (3m-5m after 10 years)
  

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• 22-year pot-grown tree £61.00
  Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
  In a 12L pot
  Large size (3m-5m after 10 years)
  

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Harry Baker characteristics

• Gardening skillAverage
• Attractive featuresAttractive flowersAttractive fruit
• Flower colourCrimson
• Leaf colourGreen
• Fruit colourRed
• Fruit sizeAverage
• Fruit persistenceRipens over a period
• Food usesJam / Jelly
• Country of originUnited Kingdom
• Annual cycleDeciduous

Similar varieties

• 
  Malus
  Laura
  Similar fruits to Harry Baker, also good for crab-apple jelly, but much more upright.
• 
  Malus x moerlandsii
  Profusion
  
• 
  Malus domestica
  Roberts Crab
  

How to choose a crab-apple tree

We list more than 40 different crab-apple trees. Choosing can be difficult! See our article explaining the different characteristics of crab-apple trees which will help you narrow down the selection.