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Wedding Bouquet crab-apple

Malus brevipes
Wedding Bouquet
Wedding Bouquet is a crab-apple featuring an abundance of ivory-white blossom.

Wedding Bouquet crab-apple identification images

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USDA identification images for Wedding Bouquet

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

    Spring blossom records for this variety

    2017 season

    • 10th May  2017  - tree owned by Richard in York, United Kingdom

    2015 season

    • 12th 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: Red - dark
    • Flower colour: White
    • Leaf colour: Green
    • Popularity: Best sellers
    • Flowering month: April
    • Annual cycle: Deciduous
    • Leaf colour - autumn: Green
    • Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
    • Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
    • Leaf colour - young: Green
    • Flower size: Medium
    • Fruit size: Small

    Using

    • Picking season: Very late
    • Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
    • Cropping: Good
    • Fruit persistence: Persistent
    • Picking month: October
    • Picking period: early October

    Growing

    • Gardening skill: Beginner
    • Flowering group: 4
    • Pollinating others: Good
    • Ploidy: Diploid
    • Vigour: Average vigour
    • Growth habit: Upright
    • Organic culture: Suitable
    • Attractive features: Attractive flowers
    • Attractive features: Attractive fruit
    • Attractive features: Attractive tree / plant
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
    • Attractive features: Variegated foliage
    • Sunlight: Prefers full sun
    • Pruning: Prune hard
    • Useful for: Topiary
    • Useful for: Hedging

    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)
    • Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C)
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)

    Other qualities

    • Disease resistance: Average

    Where to buy trees

    The following tree nurseries offer Wedding Bouquet crab-apple trees for sale:


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