Crab apple (ornamental)
Crab apple (ornamental)
Malus × floribunda
tree☀️ full-sun🪴 loam📏 small🌡️ RHS H6
📋Quick Facts
Height
5.0-8.0m
Spread
5.0-8.0m
Growth
🐢 Slow
Takes time to establish
Care Level
👍 Moderate
Some experience helpful
Water
💧💧💧 Frequent watering
Every "7-10" days
Hardiness
Zone 6
About
Spring blossom and colourful autumn fruit clusters.
Top tip
Ornamental crab apples give blossom and fruit; thin congested branches and leave some fruit for wildlife.
Also known as: Jabłoń ozdobna, Manzano ornamental, Crab apple (ornamental), Zierapfel, Malus × floribunda, Sierappel, Macieira-ornamental, Melo da fiore (ornamentale)
Pest Resilience
2/5 — Somewhat vulnerable
Apple scab, fireblight, and aphids are common; similar pest profile to apple.
Visual Characteristics
Fruits
YesEdible
Harvest: Autumn / fall
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Culinary
Culinary Use
Jelly, pickling, cider blending, spiced crab apple butter
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How to Propagate
🌱Budding
Moderate🌿Layering
Moderate🌱Budding
Moderate🌱Budding
Moderate🌱Whip grafting
Moderate🌱Cleft grafting
Moderate🌱Budding
Moderate🌱Inarching
Moderate🔗Grafting
AdvancedThis plant produces viable seeds for propagation
Hardiness Zones
H1a (tender)H7 (very hardy)
RHS H6
USDA 5–6 equivalent