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A strong growing round-headed tree with dark green leaves. The pink buds open to white, single flowers in spring, followed by abundant, small, glossy, bright red fruits persisting well into February in most years.

Malus florentina

Tree Shape: Bushy

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A small neat, round headed tree with lobed, hawthorn like foliage, turning orange and scarlet in autumn. Bright, pure white flowers in April are followed by small brownish red fruits in the autumn. (1877)

Malus ‘Golden Gem’

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Tree Shape: Standard

Clouds of large bunches of fragrantly scented, blush white flowers in spring, followed by abundant dainty yellow fruit in autumn. An excellent pollinator for apples due to the timeliness and compatibility of its pollen.

Malus ‘Gorgeous’

Tree Shape: Standard

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A small, compact tree with scented apple blossom flowers. The crimson or orange-red fruits resemble the perfect miniature apples persisting well into November. Ideal for tangy pink crab apple jelly. (New Zealand, 1925)

Malus ‘Harry Baker’

Tree Shape: Standard

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A special variety with exceptionally large, rich, flamboyant pink flowers and dark green-maroon leaves. Large, ruby red fruit with a deep pink flesh last into mid-October. Makes a superb, deep red jelly. (Suffolk, 1995)

Malus ‘Indian Magic’

Tree Shape: Standard

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Small, rounded, spreading tree, bearing magenta pink flowers which emerge from dark red buds. Purple flushed foliage with small, glossy red fruit change to orange and persist into January. (USA, 2010) A conical tree with dark green lobed leaves and large soft pink to white flowers. Small red and yellow fruits, like mini apples appear in late summer, holding well into winter. An excellent pollinator for apples. (1980)

Malus floribunda

Tree Shape: Bushy

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(Japanese Crab Apple) A very pretty tree in flower, displaying crimson buds opening to white and pale blush petals which come earlier than most varieties. Small, red-yellow fruit in autumn. (Japan, 1862)

Malus ‘Golden Hornet’

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Tree Shape: Conical

Small compact tree with an upright habit in its early years. Dark green, broadly oval leaves turn yellow in autumn. Large white flowers flushed pink followed by bright yellow fruits maturing early in the autumn.

Malus ‘Halloween’™

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Tree Shape: Standard

Yellow-orange crab apples are ribbed in appearance looking like mini pumpkins. Perfect for the Halloween season. Spring flowers are white and semi double. Crops heavily and is perfect for birds and pollinating insects. (Kent, UK)

Malus hupehensis

Tree Shape: Standard

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A small, spreading, vase shaped tree with stiff ascending branches. The fragrant flowers are soft pink in bud opening to white, produced in abundance May to June. Small, deep red fruits in autumn. (China/Japan, 1900s)

Malus ioenis purpurea ‘Evelyn’

Tree Shape: Standard

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(Syn: M. ‘Rubra’) A spectacular purple leaved form with large lobed leaves, turning a stunning orange-red in autumn. Buds open to single rose-red flowers. The fruitlets are of variable colours - green, yellow, red. (USA)

Malus Coralburst

(Fringed Prairie Crab Apple) An upright, broad headed tree with expanding buds, opening to very fragrant, shell pink, double flowers in late spring. Small, dark red fruits are produced before the yellow autumn leaves fall.

Malus ‘John Downie’

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Tree Shape: Standard

A vigorous, upright tree when young with bright green leaves. White ‘apple blossom’ flowers, open from pink buds in spring. Large bright orange-red, pear-shaped fruits in autumn. Popular for crab apple jelly. (1875)

Malus ‘Louisa’

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Tree Shape: Weeping

A graceful tree, forming an umbrella shape, one of the best weeping Malus. Dark green, glossy leaves, and rose coloured buds open to true pink flowers in spring. Small lemon-gold, ripening to golden-orange fruit in autumn.

Malus x moerlandsii ‘Profusion Improved’

Tree Shape: Standard

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(Syn: M. ‘Directeur Moorlands’) Coppery red foliage when young, turning dark forest green, then yellow/bronze in autumn. Reddish-purple flowers in April followed by persistent, deep purple fruits in autumn.

Malus ‘Pink Glow’

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Tree Shape: Standard

(Syn: M. baccata ‘Dolgo’) A round-headed tree with strong single white flowers followed by bright pink fruit that look like plums. One of the best early season fruiting crab apples for making jelly.

Malus ‘Prairie Fire’®

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Tree Shape: Standard

A superb small tree, upright in habit, with dark purple to green narrow leaves. Vibrant deep pink, single flowers in spring are followed by attractive, small, spheroid, purple fruit in the autumn. (Illinois, USA, 1982)

Malus ‘R J Fulcher’

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Tree Shape: Spreading

(Syn: transitoria R. J. Fulcher) A small tree with arching branches. Deeply lobed purple leaves turn yellow and orange in the autumn. Bright pink flowers in spring followed by tiny red crab apples. (‘Mattfru’) Strong white blossom covers this vigorous but compact tree in spring. Spectacular large orange-pink fruit that persist much longer than most large fruited crab apples. Makes excellent pink jelly. (New Zealand, 2007)

Malus ‘Laura’®

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Tree Shape: Upright

A naturally dwarf tree with an upright habit. Dark purple-green leaves and stunning pink and white flowers in April. Persistent large, round, maroon fruit in autumn, perfect for crab apple jelly. (Kent, UK, 1990s)

Malus ‘Marble’® Nuvar

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Tree Shape: Standard

Single white flowers in spring, amid green foliage that turns pretty autumn shades. Crab apples begin green-yellow transforming to a vibrant pink hue, then fading to pink and yellow marbling over the surface. (Kent, UK, 1970s)

Malus niedzwetzkyana

Tree Shape: Standard

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Large, impressive, dark pink flowers and very large conical redpurple fruit which have deep red very tart and sharp flesh. An important parent for many ‘rosy-bloom’ bred cultivars.

Malus ‘Pink Perfection’

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Tree Shape: Standard

A small upright to spreading tree, perfect for the smaller garden. Deep rose coloured buds open to pale pink and white flowers just as the new leaves appear. The blooms are followed in autumn by small red fruits.

Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’

Tree Shape: Weeping

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A beautiful compact weeping crab apple. Bright pink flowers in spring are followed by red/purple crab apples in autumn. The foliage is purple turning bronze and green throughout the year. (Yorkshire, UK, 1980s)

Malus ‘Red Obelisk’®

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Tree Shape: Conical

A compact upright tree when young, with light pink flowers followed by attractive, conical, red fruits. Foliage is purplishbrown at first, later becoming dark green. Good for crab apple jelly. (Belgium)

Malus Sun Rival