Rosehip crab-apple
Malus Rosehip is notable for its large rosehip-shaped red fruits.
Rosehip crab-apple identification images
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USDA identification images for Rosehip
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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Tree register
We don't have any registered trees for this variety yet. If you have a Rosehip tree you can register it here.
Origins
- Species: Malus species - Crab-apple
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Fruit colour: Orange / Red
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Leaf colour - autumn: Green
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Leaf colour - young: Green
- Flower size: Medium
- Fruit size: Large
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Cropping: Good
- Food uses: Culinary
- Food uses (ornamental plants): Jam / Jelly
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Good
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Climate
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Rosehip crab-apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Rosehip crab-apple trees - Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Rosehip crab-apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.