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Crab Apple Tree - Description
- Crab Apple Tree
- Malus Sylvestris
- Native Irish Apple
- Type: Crab
- Form: Potted
- Plant Size
- Height:60-100 cm
- Spacing Distance: 5m Apart
Crab Apple Tree - Characteristics
- Produces small sour apples
- Mature size: 8-12m tall & 4-8m wide, with a tall arching habit
- Deciduous tree - they loose their leaves in Winter
- Foliage: Ovate in shape, green in Summer turning red & maroon in Autumn
- Moderate growth rate
- Flower: Spring flowering with pinky white blooms, approx. 3cm in diameter
- Fruits: Apples develop in late Summer
Crab Apple Tree - Uses
- Used to pollinate eating apples
- Crab apples have a very high pectin content, acidity & intense flavour
- This makes crab apples ideal for setting jams & jellies
- They can also be used to make fruit liqueurs
- Use in native planting schemes
- Add to hedgerows
- Plant to attract song birds
- Can be grown for it's ornamental flowering
Crab Apple Tree - Planting Instructions
Planting Time
- Plant the moment they arrive
- Avoid frosty conditions, where the ground is frozen
Positioning Trees
- Apples require full sun
- Avoid shaded locations
- Avoid frost pockets & exposed sites
- South east facing slope is most ideal - avoid north facing slopes
- Fill planting hole with manure prior to planting
- When planting - hold plants at ground level & back fill the top soil
- Ensure each plant is straight & soil is compacted in around it's root ball
- Level off the soil around the plants
After Care
- Water bare roots plants regularly until plants establish
- Water before & after planting
- If dry weather persists, water every 2 days
- Weeding is also essential - especially bind weed which can quickly smoother a young tree
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