A naturally dwarf bushy-crab-apple. White blossom followed by tiny golden spherical fruitlets, and yellow autumn leaf colours.
USDA identification images for Cinderella
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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We don't have any registered trees for this variety yet. If you have a Cinderella tree you can register it here.
Origins
- Species: Malus species - Crab-apple
Identification
- Fruit colour: Gold
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Flowering month: April
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Leaf colour - young: Green
- Flower size: Small
- Fruit size: Small
- Leaf colour - autumn: Yellow
- Fruit shape: Round
- Leaf/Flower sequence: Leaves appear first
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Cropping: Good
- Picking month: October
- Garden type: Small town garden
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Growth rate: Slow
- Attractive features: Autumn foliage colour
- Site conditions: Coastal site
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
- Height after 10 years: 1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
- Useful for: Patio containers
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
- Vigour: Natural dwarf
- Useful for: Small gardens
- Site conditions: Air pollution
- Pruning: No need to prune
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 4 (-34C)
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Cinderella crab-apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Cinderella crab-apple trees - Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Cinderella 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.