Scarlett crab-apple

Malus toringo Scarlett is an ornamental crab apple with purple/green leaves and pink blossom.
Scarlett crab-apple identification images
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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