Crab apple trees

Crab apples trees produce abundant blossom over a long period. As a result they are often planted for their ornamental value or as pollinators. The fruit is small and usually very sharp. Crab apples produce excellent jelly because of their acidity and high pectin content. Click here for a guide to choosing apple trees.

1Butterball
Can be grafted to order
Produces white blossom and masses of golden yellow fruit which cause branches to hang.
2Dolgo
Sold-out(might be available next season)
An early ripening bright crimson crab apple with red flesh which makes excellent a red jelly.
3Evereste
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A very popular crab apple with attractive white blossom and orange coloured fruit.
4Golden Gem
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Produces masses of strongly scented pure white blossom and small yellow crab apples which persist into the winter.
5Golden Hornet
Can be grafted to order
6Gorgeous
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Gorgeous produces attractive glossy red crab apples which make good pink jelly
7Harry Baker
Can be grafted to order
8John Downie
Available £29.50 to £55.50
One of the most popular crab apple for jelly making. It produces an orange coloured jelly.
9Laura
Can be grafted to order
A dwarf columnar tree with red leaves, deep pink blossom and red fleshed crab apples.
10Nuvar® Carnival
Can be grafted to order
A heavy cropping orange/red coloured crab apple which produces an excellent orange jelly.
11Nuvar® Dusty Red
Can be grafted to order
Nuvar Dusty Red is a mid season red crab apple. It produces excellent red jelly.
12Nuvar® Golden Elf
Can be grafted to order
A bright yellow late season crab apple. Makes excellent orange coloured jelly.
13Nuvar® Marble
Can be grafted to order
The name of this crab apple arose because of the pink stripes on a yellow backgroud giving an attractive marbled effect.
14Nuvar® Pink Pearl
Can be grafted to order
Nuvar Pink Pearl is an early season crab apple. The fruit is a transluscent yellow with a pink flush and makes excellent orange coloured jelly.
15Nuvar® Red Lantern
Available £55.50
Produces quite large red flushed crab apples which hang like lanterns and make excellent red jelly.
16Pink Perfection
Can be grafted to order
17Profusion Improved
Sold-out(might be available next season)
Attractive partially lobed shiny purple leaves.Large dark pink blossom and small purple crab apple.
18Red Sentinel
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Best known or its clusters of attractive red crab apples which persist well into the winter. The blossom is white and scented.
19Royalty
Available £21.50
Attractive shiny dark purple leaves. Deep pink blossom in April/May and small purple crab apples.
20Snow Cloud
Can be grafted to order
21Van Eseltine
Can be grafted to order
22Virginia (Hewes)
Can be grafted to order
23White Star
Can be grafted to order
24Wickson Crab
Can be grafted to order
An unusually sweet sharp crab apple from Northern California good for cider making.
25Wisley Crab
Available £55.50
Red leaves and deep pink blossom in the spring. Large small apple-sized pink fleshed crab apples.
26Young America
Can be grafted to order
Attractive large bright red flushed crab apple.