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    MALUS
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    MALUS MALUS MALUS MALUS APPLE, LAVANDULA angustifolia 'Munstead' and MALUS © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    MALUS

    Commonly known as Apple, Crab apple

    All Flower APR-MAY

    A RIOT of blossom, sometimes scented, in spring, jewel-like fruit in profusion and vibrant autumnal leaf colour. Natural source of pectin for jams and jellies. Universal pollinator for domestic apples. Sweetly scented firewood at the end of its days.

    Genus of about 35 species of deciduous trees and shrubs from woodland and thickets in Europe, Asia and North America.

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    • Good to know
      Typically small trees 4-12m (12-40ft) with twiggy crowns. Grown for their flowers, fruit and colourful foliage. Wildlife plant - main pollinators are bees. Long-lasting fruit is a feast for birds in winter.
    • Place of origin
      Europe, Asia, North America
    • Deciduous
    • Fruit
      Plants which produce an edible or ornamental fruit
    • Tree
    • Zero Rated Item
      No VAT on this plant
    • Bee friendly
    • Bird friendly
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Malus - Growing Guide
    Trees - Care Guide
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    Varieties
    MALUS 'Comtesse de Paris'
    White flowers from pink buds. In autumn, golden yellow, slightly pointed fruits
     
    10 to 15 Litre
    £75.00
    MALUS 'Evelyn'
    Crab apple
    A spectacular North American purple leaved tree whose dark purple leaves turn a stunning orange-red in autumn. Fragrant single pink flowers
     
    H/Std
    £75.00
    MALUS 'Evereste'
    Crab apple
    (syn. 'Perpetu'). Fragrant white flowers from red buds. Good fruiting variety.
     
    10 to 15 Litre
    £75.00
    MALUS 'Fruitilicious'
    Crab apple
    White flowers followed by large, orange fruits in autumn.
     
    H/Std
    £75.00
    MALUS 'Golden Hornet'
    A profusion of bright yellow crab apples which remain on the tree long after the leaves have dropped
     
    H/Std
    £75.00
    MALUS hupehensis
    Spreading crabapple with fragrant white flowers and cherry-like fruit
     
    H/Std
    £75.00
    MALUS 'Jelly King'
    White flowers followed by large orange fruit good for jelly-making.
     
    H/Std
    £75.00
    MALUS 'John Downie'
    The best fruiting crab apple with white flowers and bright orange fruit
     
    H/Std
    £75.00
    MALUS 'Profusion'
    Dark reddish flowers and bronzy purple leaves. Dark purple fruit
     
    H/Std
    £75.00
    MALUS 'Red Sentinel'
    An excellent fruiting tree with white flowers and large clusters of deep red fruits
     
    H/Std
    £75.00
    MALUS 'Royalty'
    Glossy dark purple leaves turning red in autumn. Crimson-purple flowers, dark red fruits
     
    H/Std
    £75.00
    MALUS transitoria
    Crab apple
    Deeply lobed leaves. Plentiful single white flowers with small yellow fruits in autumn.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £30.00

    Useful extras...

    Vermin & Pest Control
    Slug Pellets
    Slug killer blue mini pellets are easy to use and give effective control of slugs and snails. Ideal in garden, conservatory or greenhouse.
    800g
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Blood, Fish & Bone
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
    This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries. It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
    200g sachet
    £8.50
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