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Varieties
6 varieties
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Blossom colour
- White
Fruit colour
- Orange / Red
Self-fertility
- Self-fertile
Category
- Crab apple trees
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Categories
Apples
1
Apricots
1
Crab apples
6
Stock availability
All
6
In stock
6
Not in stock
0
Form
1-year
5
1-year bush-trained
2-year
5
2-year bush-trained
Spindlebush
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
1/4 standard
Each
Mature size
Very small
1
Small
Medium
Large
6
Very large
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
1
?
Semi-vigorous
6
?
Supplied as
Bare-root
5
12L pot
5
11.5L pot
1
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
5
Average
1
Experienced
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
6
Partially self-fertile
Not self-fertile
Flowering group
?
1
2
1
3
4
4
1
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
6
Average
Poor
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
1
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
Tip-bearer
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
2
Mild damp climates
2
Warm climates
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
2
Mid
1
Late
4
Very late
Cropping
?
Heavy
2
Good
3
Light
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
1
2-3 weeks
2
1-2 months
3 months or more
Food uses
Eating fresh
Culinary
5
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
Juice
Hard cider
Drying
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
3
Average
2
Poor
1
Canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Scab (Apple and Pear)
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Powdery mildew
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Fire blight
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Bacterial canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Peach leaf curl
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Woolly aphid
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
1
Norway
Russia
1
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
3
United States
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1850 - 1899
1
1900 - 1949
1950 - 1999
2
2000
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
6
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
1
Green
Green - light
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
1
Orange / Red
6
Orange flush
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
3
Red - dark
1
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
1
Varigated
Yellow
5
Yellow / Orange
2
Yellow / Red
1
White
Flesh colour
White
Cream
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
2
RHS AGM (former)
1
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
Evereste
Evereste is one of the most well-known crab-apples, featuring white blossom and red-yellow fruits.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Blossom colour: White
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Jelly King
®
A compact crab apple, with unusually large persistent fruits - excellent for crab apple jelly.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Blossom colour: White
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
John Downie
John Downie is a traditional crab apple for making crab apple jelly. White blossom and orange-red fruits.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Blossom colour: White
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Malus baccata
The Siberian crab-apple, noted for its exceptional cold-hardiness, disease-resistance, attractive blossom and clusters of cherry-like fruitlets in autumn,
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Blossom colour: White
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
NUVAR® Marble
A modern English crab-apple, with large fruits, ideal for early-season crab-apple jelly.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Blossom colour: White
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Rosehip
Malus Rosehip is notable for its large rosehip-shaped red fruits.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Blossom colour: White
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
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