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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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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Tree register
United Kingdom
- Gabrielle in Edinburgh,
- Richard Borrie in York, YORKSHIRE
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
The following tree nurseries offer Comtesse de Paris crab-apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Comtesse de Paris crab-apple trees - Pippin Trees United Kingdom
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Where to buy fresh fruit
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