Scarlett crab-apple
Malus toringo Scarlett is an ornamental crab apple with purple/green leaves and pink blossom.
Scarlett crab-apple identification images
All images copyright Orange Pippin unless otherwise stated.
USDA identification images for Scarlett
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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United Kingdom
- Pernille Johansen in Fortingall, PERTH AND KINROSS
- Richard Borrie in York, YORKSHIRE
- Tim Whitten in Widecombe-In-The-Moor, DEVON
Spring blossom records for this variety
2019 season
- 20th April 2019 - tree owned by Richard in York, United Kingdom
2017 season
- 19th April 2017 - tree owned by Richard in York, United Kingdom
2015 season
- 10th May 2015 - tree owned by Richard in York, United Kingdom
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Origins
- Species: Malus species - Crab-apple
Identification
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Fruit colour: Purple
- Flower colour: Pink
- Leaf colour: Bronze
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Long
Using
- Picking season: Very late
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Persistent
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Good
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Organic culture: Suitable
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Ploidy: Quintaploid
Climate
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Scarlett crab-apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Scarlett crab-apple trees - Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Scarlett crab-apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Scarlett:
Canada
British Columbia
- Fruit Forest Certified Organic Farm, Cobble Hill