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Varieties
4 varieties
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Blossom colour
- Pink - light
Fruit colour
- Red
Self-fertility
- Self-fertile
Category
- Crab apple trees
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Categories
Apples
1
Late eating apples
1
Crab apples
4
Stock availability
All
4
In stock
3
Not in stock
1
Form
1-year
2
1-year bush-trained
2-year
3
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
2
Small
Medium
Large
2
Very large
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
2
?
Semi-vigorous
2
?
Supplied as
Bare-root
2
12L pot
2
11.5L pot
2
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
4
Average
Experienced
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
4
Partially self-fertile
Not self-fertile
Flowering group
?
1
2
3
3
4
1
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
4
Average
Poor
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
Tip-bearer
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
2
Mild damp climates
Warm climates
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
Mid
1
Late
1
Very late
2
Cropping
?
Heavy
1
Good
1
Light
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
2-3 weeks
1-2 months
3 months or more
Food uses
Eating fresh
Culinary
2
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
Juice
Hard cider
Drying
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
2
Average
1
Poor
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
1
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
1
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
1
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
1
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1850 - 1899
1900 - 1949
1950 - 1999
2
2000
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
2
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
3
Cream
Pink - light
4
Pink
1
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
1
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
1
Green - light
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
1
Orange / Red
Orange flush
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
4
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Flesh colour
White
Cream
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
2
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
Admiration
Also known as Malus Adirondack. A dwarf upright crab-apple with masses of light-pink / white flowers.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red
Blossom colour: Pink - light
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Gorgeous
Malus Gorgeous has pink/white blossom and spherical cherry-like red fruits which are good for jelly.
Fruit colour: Red
Blossom colour: Pink - light
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Red Obelisk
Malus Red Obelisk is a compact upright crab-apple with white flowers, purple / green leaves, and red fruits - a good choice for making crab-apple jelly.
Fruit colour: Red
Blossom colour: White
Blossom colour: Pink - light
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
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
Blossom colour: Pink - light
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
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