Fimbriata crab-apple
Malus ioensis
Malus Fimbriata is notable for its double-flowered blossom, very unusual in a crab-apple.
Fimbriata crab-apple identification images
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USDA identification images for Fimbriata
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: 1900 - 1949
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Leaf colour: Green
- Flowering month: May
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
- Flower size: Large
- Fruit size: Small
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Cropping: Light
- Fruit persistence: Ripens over a period
- Picking month: October
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 5
- Pollinating others: Poor
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive tree / plant
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Growth rate: Average
- Attractive features: Scented foliage
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Fimbriata crab-apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Fimbriata crab-apple trees - Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Fimbriata 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.