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Crab Apple Collection - 3 trees - 1 of each variety
Crab Apple trees make attractive and productive specimen trees for smaller gardens, with a long season of interest. Crab apple fruits can be harvested to make delicious crab apple jelly. Any unpicked fruits will soften after a few frosts to create a sumptuous food source for wild birds. Crab apples are self fertile and if planted near orchard apple trees make excellent pollinators. Rootstock: M26. Height and spread: 3m (10’).Collection comprises 1 tree each of:Crab Apple ‘John Downie’ - One of the most popular crab apples for jelly making, producing large orange and red oval fruits.Crab Apple ‘Laura’ – Magnificent crops of ruby red crab apples bejewel the autumn branches of this attractive variety.Crab Apple ‘Red Sentinel’ - A particularly attractive variety producing a white blossom in May, followed by yellow fruits blushed with red that deepen to a dark glossy scarlet in time for Christmas.Useful links:How to grow fruit trees Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.