Royal Beauty is a compact weeping crab apple with crimson blossom.
Royal Beauty crab-apple identification images
All images copyright Orange Pippin unless otherwise stated.
USDA identification images for Royal Beauty
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
United Kingdom
- Richard Borrie in York, YORKSHIRE
Spring blossom records for this variety
2015 season
- 3rd May 2015 - tree owned by Richard in York, United Kingdom
2013 season
- 12th May 2013 - tree owned by Richard in York, United Kingdom
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Origins
- Species: Malus species - Crab-apple
Identification
- Fruit colour: Red - dark
- Flower colour: Crimson
- Leaf colour: Green
- Flowering month: April
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Leaf colour - autumn: Green
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Leaf colour - young: Light copper
- Fruit size: Small
- Fruit shape: Round
- Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Wildlife: Attractive to birds
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Good
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Slightly small
- Growth habit: Weeping
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Attractive features: Attractive tree / plant
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- 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
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Royal Beauty crab-apple trees for sale:
- Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Royal Beauty crab-apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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