Red Obelisk® crab-apple
Malus Red Obilisk
Red Obelisk crab-apple identification images
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USDA identification images for Red Obelisk
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 Red Obelisk tree you can register it here.
Origins
- Species: Malus species - Crab-apple
Identification
- Country of origin: Belgium
- Fruit colour: Red
- Flower colour: White
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Leaf colour: Green
- Flowering month: April
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Leaf colour - autumn: Green
- Flowering duration: Long
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Leaf colour - young: Dark bronze
- Flower size: Medium
- Fruit size: Average
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Ripens over a period
- Food uses: Culinary
- Wildlife: Attractive to birds
- Food uses (ornamental plants): Jam / Jelly
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 4
- Pollinating others: Good
- Vigour: Slightly small
- Growth habit: Upright
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
Climate
- 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)
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Red Obelisk crab-apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Red Obelisk crab-apple trees - Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Red Obelisk 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.