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Comtesse de Paris crab-apple

Comtesse de Paris
A well-regarded late-flowering crab-apple with persistent yellow fruitlets.

Also known as

  • Comptessa

Comtesse de Paris crab-apple identification images

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  • Comtesse de Paris

USDA identification images for Comtesse de Paris

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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    United Kingdom

    Spring blossom records for this variety

    2015 season

    • 11th May  2015  - tree owned by Richard in York, United Kingdom

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    Origins

    • Species: Malus species - Crab-apple
    • Originates from: France

    Identification

    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    • Country of origin: France
    • Fruit colour: Yellow
    • Flower colour: White
    • Leaf colour: Green
    • Flowering month: May
    • Annual cycle: Deciduous
    • Leaf colour - autumn: Green
    • Flowering duration: Long
    • Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
    • Leaf colour - young: Green
    • Flower size: Medium
    • Fruit size: Average
    • Fruit shape: Oval

    Using

    • Picking season: Very late
    • Cropping: Good
    • Fruit persistence: Persistent
    • Picking month: October
    • Picking month: November
    • Food uses (ornamental plants): Jam / Jelly

    Growing

    • Gardening skill: Beginner
    • Flowering group: 5
    • Pollinating others: Good
    • Ploidy: Diploid
    • Vigour: Slightly small
    • Precocity: Precocious
    • Bearing regularity: Regular
    • Attractive features: Attractive flowers
    • Attractive features: Attractive fruit
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
    • Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
    • Growth rate: Average
    • Sunlight: Prefers full sun
    • Pruning: Light prune
    • Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase

    Climate

    • Climate suitability: Temperate climates
    • Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
    • Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
    • Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C)
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)

    Other qualities

    • Disease resistance: Average

    Where to buy trees

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