Donald Wyman crab-apple
Malus
Donald Wyman is a classic white-flowered crab-apple, with very small red fruits, which persist into mid-winter.
Donald Wyman crab-apple identification images
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USDA identification images for Donald Wyman
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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Origins
- Species: Malus species - Crab-apple
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Red
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Flowering month: April
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Long
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Gold
- Fruit size: Very small
Using
- Picking season: Very late
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Persistent
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 4
- Pollinating others: Good
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Growth rate: Average
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 4 (-34C)
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- 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: Average
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Some susceptibility
- Fire blight: Very susceptible
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Donald Wyman crab-apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Donald Wyman crab-apple trees - Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Donald Wyman crab-apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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