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Crab-apple varieties

  • Malus florentina is an unusual crab-apple with white blossom, tiny fruitlets, and serrated leaves which take on good autumn colours.
  • Malus floribunda Crab-apple
    A species of crab-apple, with pink/white flowers followed by small yellow fruits.
  • Malus hupehensis Crab-apple
    A traditional garden crab-apple from China, with white blossom and small red-tinged fruitlets, a good choice as a specimen tree.
  • Malus sieversii Crab-apple
    Malus sieversii is thought to be the ancestor of modern apples.
  • Malus toringo is a species of ornamental crab apple, with white flowers and small yellow fruits.
  • Malus transitoria Crab-apple
    Malus transitoria is sometimes known as the cut-leaf crab because of the lobed cut-outs on its leaves.
  • A traditional Japanese crab-apple species, with white blossom and superb autumn leaf colours.
  • Marbles NUVAR Crab-apple
    Malus Marbles NUVAR