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Common crab apple
Common crab apple
Common crab apple
Common crab apple
Common crab apple
Common crab apple

Malus sylvestris

Common crab apple

  • fruit ornamentation
  • red-brown shoots
  • suitable for flowering hedges
  • the blossoms are highly favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies
  • attractive light yellow autumn colouring
  • wind-resistant, flood-tolerant, cannot be built over


Graduated price

from 10 pieces €10.20

Delivery method

Pickup

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€11.30
Incl. 7% VAT.

Quantity


Flowering time
Flowering time
May - June
Height
Height
6 - 10 m
Location
Location
Semi-shady
Location
Location
Sunny
Water
Water
Medium
Width
Width
5 - 7 m

The Common crab apple (Malus sylvestris) is an overhanging small tree with decorative, yellow fruits. It produces white, cup-shaped flowers from May to June. The Common crab apple also has glossy, egg-shaped, medium-green leaves. In a sunny to semi-shady location with well-drained, calcareous, nutrient-rich, loamy soil, it usually reaches a height of around 10 metres and is around 7 metres wide.

Spread

Europe to western Asia.

Growth

Overhanging.

Shoots

The shoots of Malus sylvestris are spiny, red-brown in colour.

Leaves

The deciduous leaves of the Common crab apples are medium green, ovate, glossy, alternate. They are about 4 - 6 cm in size. Common crab apple is bright yellow in autumn.

Bark

Grey, flaking, scale-like bark makes this plant an eye-catcher in any garden.

Flower

The white, cupped flowers appear from May to June.

Fruit

The yellow fruits of Malus sylvestris are particularly decorative. These appear from October.

Root

Malus sylvestris is a shallow-rooting plant and, depending on the soil, forms extensive branching roots.

Location

Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Frost hardiness

The Common crab apple has good frost hardiness.

Soil

Normal soil.

Use

Solitary, bee pasture, landscape, hedge, bird food plant

Water

The plant has a medium water requirement.

Care

- Cut and saw wounds as well as broken branches should be treated with a wound sealant as soon as possible to prevent pathogens from entering the plant.
- A slow-release fertiliser can be used in spring. This releases the nutrients slowly and continuously so that the plant is evenly supplied over a longer period of time.

Planting time

Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the ground is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).




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