Barbara crab-apple
Malus
Malus Barbara has dark pink blossom and small purple fruitlets.
Barbara crab-apple identification images
All images copyright Orange Pippin unless otherwise stated.
USDA identification images for Barbara
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
We don't have any registered trees for this variety yet. If you have a Barbara tree you can register it here.
Origins
- Species: Malus species - Crab-apple
Identification
- Fruit colour: Purple
- Flower colour: Pink - dark
- Leaf colour: Green
- Flowering month: April
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Leaf colour - young: Light copper
- Flower size: Medium
- Fruit size: Small
- Leaf/Flower sequence: Leaves and Flowers appear together
Using
- Wildlife: Attractive to birds
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
- Growth rate: Average
- Attractive features: Autumn foliage colour
- Attractive features: Scented flowers
- Soil type: Clay
- Pruning: Light prune
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Climate
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Barbara crab-apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Barbara 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.