Malus Louisa is a pretty weeping crab apple with light pink blossom.
Louisa crab-apple identification images
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USDA identification images for Louisa
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
- Phil Welch in North Shields, SELECT A STATE
- Richard Borrie in York, YORKSHIRE
Spring blossom records for this variety
2015 season
- 2nd May 2015 - tree owned by Richard in York, United Kingdom
2013 season
- 12th May 2013 - tree owned by Richard in York, United Kingdom
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Origins
- Species: Malus species - Crab-apple
Identification
- Fruit colour: Orange
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Long
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Cropping: Light
- Wildlife: Attractive to birds
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 2
- Pollinating others: Good
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Slightly small
- Growth habit: Weeping
- Organic culture: Suitable
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Attractive features: Attractive tree / plant
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
- Growth rate: Average
- Attractive features: Scented flowers
- Soil type: Clay
- Pruning: Light prune
- Useful for: Patio containers
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 4 (-34C)
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- 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: Good
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Louisa crab-apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Louisa crab-apple trees - Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Louisa crab-apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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