Malus Purpurea Evelyn is a purple-leaved form of the Prairie crab.
Purpurea Evelyn crab-apple identification images
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USDA identification images for Purpurea Evelyn
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
- France 1
France
- Richard Borrie in Objat,
Spring blossom records for this variety
2025 season
- 25th March 2025 - tree owned by Richard in Objat, France
2024 season
- 23rd March 2024 - tree owned by Richard in Objat, France
2022 season
- 24th March 2022 - tree owned by Richard in Objat, France
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Origins
- Species: Malus species - Crab-apple
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
- Fruit colour: Green / Yellow
- Flower colour: Pink - dark
- Flowering month: April
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Long
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
- Leaf colour: Dark purple
- Flesh colour: Pink / Red
- Flower size: Large
- Fruit size: Large
- Leaf/Flower sequence: Leaves and Flowers appear together
Using
- Cropping: Good
- Food uses: Culinary
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 4
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Slightly large
- Bearing regularity: Biennial tendency
- Growth habit: Upright
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Growth rate: Fast
- Attractive features: Attractive foliage
- Attractive features: Scented flowers
- Soil type: Clay
Climate
- 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: Poor
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Very susceptible
- Cedar apple rust: Very susceptible
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Purpurea Evelyn crab-apple trees for sale:
- Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Purpurea Evelyn crab-apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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