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Crab Apple

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Apple Malus Golden Delicious 7.5 Litre Pot Half Standard

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Apple Malus ‘Golden Delicious’ – A Classic & Reliable Fruit Tree The Apple Malus ‘Golden Delicious’ is a beloved fruit tree, prized for its cri...

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Malus Red Sentinel 12 Litre Pot 125/150cm

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Malus 'Red Sentinel' – The Stunning Crabapple for Year-Round Interest Malus 'Red Sentinel' is a compact, deciduous tree that offers a striking disp...

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Malus Everest 12 Litre Pot 125/150cm

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Malus ‘Evereste’ – A Stunning Ornamental Tree with Abundant Blossom and Year-Round Interest Malus ‘Evereste’, commonly known as the Everest Crab Ap...

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Malus Royalty Half Standard 15 Litre Pot

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Malus 'Royalty' – A Regal Crabapple with Deep Purple Foliage and Stunning Spring Blossoms Malus 'Royalty' is an exceptional ornamental crabapple tr...

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Malus Yellow Siberian Half Standard 15 Litre Pot

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Malus 'Yellow Siberian' – A Vibrant Crabapple with Unique Yellow Fruit and Year-Round Interest Malus 'Yellow Siberian' is a delightful, small decid...

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Malus Diable Rouge Half Standard 15 Litre Pot

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Malus 'Diable Rouge' – A Dazzling Crabapple with Vibrant Spring Blooms and Stunning Autumn Foliage Malus 'Diable Rouge', commonly known as the 'Dia...

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Malus Street Parade Standard 6/8cm Girth 35 Litre Pot

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Malus Or crab apple are small to medium-sized deciduous trees with showy flowers in spring and ornamental or edible fruit in autumn. Malus grow ...

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Malus Red Sentinel Heavy Standard 8/10cm Girth Order For June

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Malus 'Red Sentinel' – The Stunning Crabapple for Year-Round Interest Malus 'Red Sentinel' is a compact, deciduous tree that offers a striking disp...

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Malus John Downie Extra Heavy Standard 10-12 cm Girth

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Malus Or crab apple are small to medium-sized deciduous trees with showy flowers in spring and ornamental or edible fruit in autumn. Malus grow ...

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Malus Everest Heavy Girth 10/12cm Rootballed

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Malus Or crab apple are small to medium-sized deciduous trees with showy flowers in spring and ornamental or edible fruit in autumn. Malus grow wel...

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Malus Golden Hornet Heavy Girth 10/12cm Rootballed Standard

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Malus Or crab apple are small to medium-sized deciduous trees with showy flowers in spring and ornamental or edible fruit in autumn. Malus grow wel...

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Apple Malus Jonagold 50 Litre Pot Double U frame

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Malus ‘Jonagold’ – A Delicious and Versatile Apple for Every Garden Malus ‘Jonagold’, commonly known as Jonagold Apple, is a hybrid variety renowne...

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Apple Malus Elstar 50 Litre Pot Double U Frame

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Apple 'Elstar' is a popular dessert apple variety in the UK, known for its sweet, tangy flavor and crisp texture. Originally bred in the Netherland...

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Malus or Crab Apples

Small to medium sized deciduous trees, and a huge family with lots of varieties in, these are not to be confused with the Malus Domestica which are cultivated eating / cooking apples.

Although you can eat most crab apples, but you may be in for a shock when you get the tart and tangy flavour and not a sweet apple taste. For this reason, they are mainly harvested to make jams/jellies or they can be roasted and served with meat.

Crab apple trees have a range of features this being:

  • Grey-brown bark that can becomes gnarled and twisted with age.
  • Leaves are a glossy green oval shape with rounded teeth
  • In spring they are easily identified by the sweetly smelling flowers which range in colour from pure white to deep pink
  • In Autumn by the small apple like fruits.

Where to site your Crab Apple

Most varieties tend to be dwarf trees so are perfect for small gardens with their neat compact shape, perfect as a standalone specimen or in the border where you can colour match to really bring out the bright blossom colours in spring.

How to grow and look after your Crab Apple

Crab apples are adaptable but thrive best in moist, moderately fertile well-drained soil. They can be planted in partial shade, but full sun (8 hours of direct sun) is required for the best show of fruits and flowers. They are very hardy plants and can withstand a cold UK winter.

Caring Tips for Crab Apples
Watering

They require a lot of watering during the growing season especially during the flowering and fruiting periods. Once they are fully established this can be relaxed slightly just checking during prolonged dry spells. With crab apples you can soon see if they are struggling as the leaves do droop and can turn brown

Pruning

This can be done in late winter, trim out any dead, damaged or diseased branches or simply maintain the head structure

Feeding

A general purpose balanced granular can be used in spring, avoid ones with high nitrogen during the flowering / fruiting period

Signs of Pests and Disease: How to care for your Malus

They can suffer with aphids; caterpillars just treat as you need to

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