Botanical Name: Common Names:
Malus hybrida John Downie Crabapple,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Citrus & Fruit, Trees Rounded, Upright
Description:
Wonderful flowering crab apple, mildly fragrant single white flowers in Spring followed by red crabapples. Growing approx 5m x 5m, a great choice for small gardens or commercial use. Fresh foliage is greenish-purple that matures to a bronze-green. Fruit can be used to make jam or jelly.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 4-10m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Edible Garden, Feature, Fragrant Garden, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier
Pests & Diseases: Aphids
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Rosaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink, White
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High
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