Apple, Crab (Malus sylvestris)

Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris)

The Crab Apple is a small deciduous native tree that produces clusters of white-pink flowers, followed by small bitter fruits suitable for jam/jelly making. The fruit of the native crab is green/yellow and very sharp indeed - wild animals tend to leave it on the tree until there is nothing else to eat. The cultivated varieties tend to carry more blossom and their fruit come in a range of colours. Crab apple trees are one of the best orchard pollinators (buy a standard crab if you are in a hurry! See our section on crab apple trees) To 10m.