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Crab Apple Trees

Crab Apple Trees

Crab Apple Trees [Malus] are a great addition to any garden and especially those that grow fruit trees. The blossoms of most crab apple tree varieties will greatly aid pollination of apple trees and apart from the obvious decorative properties, the fruits make great jellies for use served with roasted meats or served cold, spread on toast!

The crab apple trees trees tend to be quite accommodating and seldom grow too large. The heights mentioned are an estimate at 10 years. The smaller kinds all grow well in 20" containers and all are of easy cultivation. You may also want to check our large variety of apple trees for sale.

Note:  most varieties from this seaction are currently booked for Auutmn delivery. 

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Adirondack Crab Apple Trees

Adirondack Crab Apple Trees

A new and very compact little variety with wonderfully clean and healthy bright green foliage. The sparkling white flowers emerge from deep pink buds and set a prominent display of small scarlet fruits which last...

Brevipes Wedding Bouquet Crab Apple Trees

Brevipes Wedding Bouquet Crab Apple Trees

This charming, pretty small tree has much to commend it. Its foliage is a little different, being dainty, long and tapered, rich green it provides an excellent foil for the individually beautiful shell-like pure white...

Butterball Crab Apple Trees

Butterball Crab Apple Trees

A good bushy headed tree producing pink flushed white flowers and a reliably abundant display of ample creamy butter yellow fruits. Aptly named and recommended.

Height 12ft when grown supplied at approx 120-150cm's

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Comptesse De Paris Crab Apple Trees

Comptesse De Paris Crab Apple Trees

This very healthy medium sized tree absolutely covers itself in snow white blossom in April and is valued too for its oval bright yellow fruits which last and last, well after Christmas on the tree....

Coral Burst Crab Apple Trees

Coral Burst Crab Apple Trees

Not only is this probably the most naturally dwarf of all the Crabs it also has the most astonishingly vibrant flowers, in bud they are a rich coral pink opening to double deep rose pink...

Dolgo (Pink Glow) Crab Apple Trees

Dolgo (Pink Glow) Crab Apple Trees

A superb healthy grower with glossy green foliage, masses of clean white flower and a generous crop of oval, shiny cardinal red fruits. Makes excellent jelly, and also an ideal garden tree. Highly recommended. Grows...

Elk River Crab Apple Trees

Elk River Crab Apple Trees

A new introduction to our range that is noted for its large green fruits, resembling smaller Granny Smith desert apples, and which make an excellent jelly. Good dark green loabed leaves and attractive frilly blush...

Florentina Crab Apple Trees

Florentina Crab Apple Trees

This is a neat grower with nicely scented pure white flowers setting to shiny scarlet fruits. This little known cultivar is noted for its vivid flame red Autumn leaf colour and attractively lobed foliage. Well...

Floribunda Crab Apple Trees

Floribunda Crab Apple Trees

A popular and well known little tree with long, somewhat arching branches. The "Japanese Crab" is a flowering sensation with its crimson buds opening to pale pink/white flowers in breathtaking abundance. One of the earliest...

Golden Gem Crab Apple Trees

Golden Gem Crab Apple Trees

A compact, neat grower which is excellent for the small garden or patio. Abundant fresh pale pink and white flowers and clusters of bright yellow fruits which last and last. Hardy, little disease.

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Golden Hornet Crab Apple Trees

Golden Hornet Crab Apple Trees

Of all the yellow fruited crab apples this is the most well known and prolific. A mass display of deep golden fruits follow the pink budded white flowers. An excellent choice for pollinating apple trees...

Gorgeous Crab Apple Trees

Gorgeous Crab Apple Trees

A fitting name for this charming newer variety. The shiny green foliage is a perfect foil for the white Spring flowers and the Autumn fruits are large and a bright glossy red, like perfect wax...

Harry Baker Crab Apple Trees

Harry Baker Crab Apple Trees

Individually striking, large rich pink flowers which set a persistent crop of sizeable ruby red fruits. One of the best for jellies and preserves, making a vivid pink jelly. Green-purple flushed leaves.

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Hillierii Crab Apple Trees

Hillierii Crab Apple Trees

A very pleasing small tree with arching branches, flowering over a long period the flowers are large and crimson in bud opening to bright pink and carried in profusion. The fruits which follow are small...

Hopa Crab Apple Trees

Hopa Crab Apple Trees

A useful stronger grower which makes a most effective specimen that is outstanding for its contrasting purple leaf and rosy crimson flower. The rounded Autumn fruits are red and suitable for jelly making. A very...

Jelly King Crab Apple Trees

Jelly King Crab Apple Trees

One of the most popular of all garden trees. The flowers are pink in bud opening to white in May. The fruits in the Autumn are large and bright orange-scarlet and ideal for preserves. Another...

Laura Crab Apple Trees

Laura Crab Apple Trees

A new variety and a very useful compact grower which is recommended for its vibrant season long colour and compact, neat growth. Ideal for the patio or restricted area, Laura produces large rose red flowers...

Liset Crab Apple Trees

Liset Crab Apple Trees

An old favourite of graceful growth. Beautiful deep rosy wine flowers set against the purple of the new growths, later the foliage matures to glossy maroon-red. Small scarlet crabs in the Autumn. This variety was...

Makamik Crab Apple Trees

Makamik Crab Apple Trees

An excellent disease resistant grower with the "ideal&qot; classic round headed, slightly spreading habit. The fragrant rosy lavender flowers open from bright fuchsia buds and appear with considerable freedom. The coppery bronze foliage turns golden...

Pink Mushroom Crab Apple Trees

Pink Mushroom Crab Apple Trees

An absolute charmer, this perfect miniature weeping tree forms a rounded, steeply weeping mushroom head right down to the ground. Pure pink flowers smother the branches in April and the small shiny fruits appear in...

Prairie Fire Crab Apple Trees

Prairie Fire Crab Apple Trees

Another new variety, this good upright grower bears single flowers of rich crimson-wine of unusually deep and lustrous colouring. Attractive oblong fruits follow and good Autumn colour. Too new to adequately 'sing its praises' as...

Profusion Improved Crab Apple Trees

Profusion Improved Crab Apple Trees

An old favourite with lustrous purple foliage providing an ideal foil for the 'profusion' of wine red flowers which are borne in large clusters. Small Autumn fruits of oxblood red. Mildew can be a problem...

Red Glow Crab Apple Trees

Red Glow Crab Apple Trees

A stronger grower with particularly large bright red fruits set against coppery foliage. The flowers are salmon pink. Suitable for making crab apple jelly, a bold and effective cultivar.

Height 12ft when grown supplied...

Red Jade Crab Apple Trees

Red Jade Crab Apple Trees

A beautiful small tree with graceful weeping branches. The fresh green young foliage, white and pink flower and small shiny scarlet fruits ensure this specimen is always popular. The fruits hold on the tree very...

Red Obelisk Crab Apple Trees

Red Obelisk Crab Apple Trees

This new upright, narrow form from Belgium promises to be very a very useful garden tree indeed. The pink buds open to a mass of white flower and these set a prolific crop of conical...

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